You wouldn’t know it from the World Health Organization’s declaration of a global public health emergency, or all the dramatic news coverage, but while the microcephaly risk from Zika is real, at this point it’s lower than you might expect, given the alarms.
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Odds Are you Won’t get Zika. But It’s only Human to Worry that You Might
Posted March 7th, 2016 at 8:21 am (UTC-5)
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Zika Virus Is Not Ebola
Posted February 2nd, 2016 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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In many ways Zika represents a form of endemic illness that is becoming more and more familiar. We can assume that Zika will eventually distribute to many of the same areas covered by dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and West Nile virus — all of which are carried by the same mosquito.
The Zika Virus Isn’t Just an Epidemic. It’s Here to Stay.
Posted February 1st, 2016 at 11:27 am (UTC-5)
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Until we have an effective vaccine and have executed mammoth immunization campaigns in all of the nations of the Americas, Zika will haunt us, sicken some of us, and endanger our babies.
This Is how the U.S. Must Lead the Fight Against Zika
The world is not mounting a sufficient operational response to Zika in the South and Central American countries that are at risk. Brazil, Colombia and other nations are not applying the scale of resources required to rapidly reduce transmission. Within a year, Puerto Rico could have hundreds of cases of microcephaly, leading to disastrous consequences…