Zika Virus
MLB May Cancel Marlins-Pirates Game in Puerto Rico Because of Zika Virus Fears
MLB may cancel a series in Puerto Rico due to Zika virus concerns, but what else can they do?
Rio Has Three Times More Zika Cases Than Any Other State in Brazil
With the 100-day countdown to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics under way, new figures show the state has three times the national average for Zika infections.
To Fight Zika, Let’s Genetically Modify Mosquitoes the Old-Fashioned Way
Controversial gene editing techniques aren't the only option.
First Sexually Transmitted Case of Zika Virus Confirmed in Canada
Nature does not want you to have condomless sex.
How Scientists Are Fighting a Zika Outbreak in the US
In our new series, “Symptomatic” Motherboard explores how we’re combating the globe’s most threatening diseases.
The CDC Is Now Certain That Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly and Other Severe Birth Defects
The US health agency confirmed that the mosquito-borne virus causes babies to have abnormally small heads, and said it could just be “the tip of the iceberg.”
Zika Virus, 'Ghostbusters,' and the Strange New Normal of Tropical Disease Pandemics
The current epidemic of Zika virus infection in the Western Hemisphere is actually just the latest in a decade-long wave of worldwide disease outbreaks.
Mosquito-Eating Fish Can Help Fight the Zika Virus
In El Salvador, workers are distributing the fish for local restaurants, schools, and families to put in their standing water barrels.
CDC Doctor Says There’s No Question Zika Is Linked to Microcephaly
Efforts are now turning to preventing, and new concerns over links for paralysis-causing syndrome.
A Stillborn Baby Has Tested Positive for Zika, Raising New Concerns
A report published Thursday is raising fresh concerns over the quickly-spreading virus.
How Worried You Should Be About Getting Zika From Sex
After the CDC found 14 new cases of Zika sexually transmitted from men to women in the US, an expert answered all of my paranoid questions about the virus.