Zika virus causes a disease that is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. It continues to receive media coverage after being tentatively linked to microcephaly, a neurological condition where a baby is born with an abnormally small head because the brain did not develop correctly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising pregnant women to avoid travel to countries with known Zika virus transmission.
UTMB researchers have been contributing to numerous Zika virus news stories.
Can we stop mosquitoes from infecting the world?
National Geographic, February 1, 2016
UTMB Contributor — Scott Weaver
Zika: The unexpected pandemic
MedPage Today — The Gupta Guide, January 29, 2016
UTMB Contributor — James LeDuc
From 14 cases to 4 million: The insidious spread of Zika virus
Lake Shore Public Media, February 1, 2016
UTMB Contributor — Scott Weaver
Story also reported by New Hampshire Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, North Country Public Radio and NPR Here & Now.
Everything parents need to know about the Zika virus
PopSugar, February 1, 2016
UTMB Contributor — Scott Weaver
The Zika virus isn’t just an epidemic
The New Nation, February 2, 2016
UTMB Contributors — Scott Weaver and Nikos Vasilakis
Global alarm for Zika
MEGA Greek, January 30, 2016
UTMB Contributor — Nikos Vasilakis (Video in Greek)
How does Zika virus shrink a baby’s brain and other FAQs
PBS NewsHour, January 29, 2016
UTMB Contributor — Scott Weaver
Zika declared an international emergency, triggers worry locally
Beaumont Enterprise, February 2, 2016
UTMB Contributor — Nikos Vasilakis
Story also reported by San Antonio Express-News.
Additional Zika virus cases confirmed in Houston area
KHOU Channel 11 Houston, January 29, 2016
UTMB Contributor — Nikos Vasilakis
UTMB Zika experts interviewed
Univision, February 1, 2016
UTMB Contributors — Mariano Garcia-Blanco and Robert Tesh