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Nacho Doce / Reuters The Case for Testing Zika Vaccines on Pregnant Women
An ethics group stresses the importance of including the disease’s most vulnerable population in clinical trials.
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Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters Zika Makes Microcephaly 20 Times More Likely
A new CDC report begins to quantify the devastating effects the virus has on children.
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Carlos Jasso / Reuters Pesticides Aren’t the Best Way to Fight Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes
Chemical spraying is less sustainable than other mosquito-fighting methods, and may give people a false sense of security.
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Paulo Whitaker / Reuters Everything You Need to Know About the Zika Virus
A comprehensive guide to The Atlantic’s ongoing coverage of the outbreak
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Pilar Olivares / Reuters The Answer to Zika May Be More Mosquitos
Insects that have been implanted with a virus-blocking bacterium will finally be tested at large scales, over two cities in Brazil and Colombia.
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Jim Young / Reuters Will Winter Kill Zika?
Colder weather kills mosquitoes, but it doesn't mean the virus is no longer a threat.
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Torrey W. Lee / Andrew Lee / DVIDS … Hurricane Matthew Could Make Florida's Zika Problem Worse
Heavy rainfall means more standing water—but tropical storms have other curious links to mosquito-borne illnesses, too.
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Alan Diaz / AP What Happened While America Waited for Zika Funding
Congress finally approved a $1.1 billion deal—but Zika has already done real damage in the United States.
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Joe Raedle / Getty The First Documented Case of Zika Spread by Physical Contact
It appears the virus was spread through the tears or sweat of a patient with a particularly severe infection.
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Shutterstock / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Tiny Vampires
On living with mosquitoes in the time of Zika
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Alvin Baez / Reuters The American Zika Outbreak
The virus’s prevalence in Puerto Rico threatens disaster if Congress cannot pursue long-term action.
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Edgar Su / Reuters How Does Zika Affect the Toddler Brain?
Scientists know the virus can be devastating to a developing fetus, but there are lingering questions about the risks of infection among newborns and young children.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters Mosquitoes Can Pass Zika to Their Offspring
Thanks to this “vertical transmission” the virus may be able to survive the winter in Aedes aegypti’s eggs.
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Josue Decavele / Reuters Zika Seems to Thrive in the Vagina
A study in mice looks at the risks of vaginal infection.
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Alan Diaz / AP Zika's Growing Presence in Florida
Health officials announced Tuesday new reports of virus transmission in the state.
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Wilfredo Lee / AP Zika in Miami Beach
The CDC warned pregnant women not to travel to the area.
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Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters The Potential Zika Threat to Adult Brain Cells
New research has found evidence the mosquito-borne virus can adversely affect cells necessary for replenishing damaged neurons.
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Jerome Scholler / Shutterstock The Mystery of Zika’s Path to the Placenta
Scientists are beginning to understand how Zika replicates and spreads within the womb, but they still don’t know how the virus manages to get there in the first place.
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Chris Keane / Reuters Hillary Clinton to Congress: Come Back to D.C. and Fund Zika Research
The Democratic presidential nominee urged legislators to cut their recess short and come together during brief remarks in Miami.
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Felipe Dana / AP The First Known Zika-Related Infant Death in the U.S.
The child born to a mother infected with the virus died in Harris County, Texas.
