Zika Virus
Inside Brazil’s struggle to treat thousands of kids born with a Zika-linked syndrome
A year ago this month, the Brazilian government declared an end to the Zika epidemic. But there’s a legacy of the outbreak that’s only beginning to come to light.
This is how the world's deadliest pandemics are born
Scientists are working to stop the next global pandemic by genetically modifying deadly viruses in the lab.
‘Six Months Of Hell’: Zika Is Hitting Some Travellers Harder Than Expected
A new study finds that a group of Canadian travellers experienced severe complications more often than anticipated.
This Single Vaccine Could Protect Us Against Zika, Dengue, and Malaria
Rather than targeting the diseases, the vaccine targets the mosquitoes that spread them.
How to Make a Zika Vaccine in the Middle of an Epidemic
If you've never made a vaccine from scratch before, this is how it's done.
How to Make a Zika Vaccine in the Middle of an Epidemic
If you’ve never made a vaccine from scratch before, this is how it’s done.
For Pregnant Women in Florida's Zika Zones, Life is Full of Uncertainty
Zika has been linked to a range of birth defects in newborns, but it's asymptomatic in most cases. Faced with outbreak zones, travel advisories, and a massive Zika test backlog, some pregnant women in Miami are effectively going into seclusion—and...
Congress Got Its Ass in Gear to Fight Zika, Help Louisiana, and Fix Flint Pipes
Eventually they had to get something done.
New Zika study warns of a 'global epidemic’ of birth defects
Two new Zika studies were released this week, one of which made dire predictions about the 'striking magnitude of the association between microcephaly and Zika virus infection.'
In Anti-Abortion Southern States, Zika Is a Perfect Nightmare
According to a new report, the states most vulnerable to Zika also have the least access to reproductive health care. Still, Republicans in Congress are trying to defund reproductive health care centers in the bill proposed to fight the virus.
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