Zika

general

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1947 and named after the Zika Forest in Uganda. It spread to the Americas in 2015 and prompted public health attenti...

mosquito-diseases

Mosquito-borne diseases in the United States are primarily viral infections transmitted by species such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (day-biting mosquitoes) and, in som...

disease-and-condition

Zika in Costa Rica remains a low-level, locally transmitted concern rather than an ongoing outbreak, with most recent data pointing to reduced but persistent mosquito-borne risk...

public-health

Zika virus remains a relevant health consideration for travelers and residents in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This evergreen explainer summarizes how Zika behaves in this U.S. terr...