Zika Virus

As severe storms become more frequent and temperatures rise, public-health experts are concerned about the increased potential for transmission of vector-born illnesses like Zika and West Nile.

The surge is also expected to show up in last year's data.

Just under one percent of women who become infected with Zika during their first trimester will have babies with microcephaly, according to new research.

Could invasive mosquitoes ignite Zika outbreaks on the West Coast?

We long ago abandoned control over Zika-carrying mosquitoes. There's no excuse for being so short-sighted about public health initiatives.

And does it really matter to how we tackle the outbreak?

With every outbreak, we must balance on the knife's edge between worrying too much and doing too little.

The Zika virus outbreak in the Americas hits on the things that risk-perception researchers know worry people most. Will that be enough to overcome people's fears about genetically modified mosquitoes?