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Zika virus

Thomas Quinn stands in front of a slide depicting the mosquito responsible for the transmission of Zika

Public health

Strong links shown between Zika, birth defects

Published Feb 19, 2016

Experts present emerging evidence, evaluate response at School of Public Health symposium

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus

Q+A

How Zika virus evolves

Published Feb 4, 2016

Andrew Pekosz on sexual transmission of ths virus and the difficulty of developing effective treatments

Close up of yellow fever mosquito, or Aedes aegypti

Public health

Zika virus Q+A

Published Jan 29, 2016

International health expert discusses disease that is spreading rapidly in Brazil and beyond