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Friday, February 12 2016

  • The Zika Effect February 12, 2016

    Coverage of&nbsp;the Zika virus has dominated global news for weeks, creating&nbsp;lots of panic&nbsp;but leaving many&nbsp;questions unanswered. A look at what we do and don't yet know about Zika. (episode)

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    • Reporting Zika, Without Panic February 12, 2016

      Last month, reporter Jonathan Katz was in Haiti when he&nbsp;got the Zika virus. But the mild, flu-like symptoms were nothing like the panicked U.S. coverage of the mysterious illness.

    • The Power of the Zika Poster Child February 12, 2016

      A Brazilian journalist says her country was&nbsp;slow to respond to&nbsp;the potential seriousness of Zika until it&nbsp;had a human face attached to it. But should those images be published at all?

    • What Do We Even Know About Zika? February 12, 2016

      An infectious disease specialist explains what scientists understand&nbsp;and don't understand&nbsp;about Zika, and how eradicating mosquitoes is harder than we might think.&nbsp;

    • "Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't" February 12, 2016

      The WHO declared Zika virus and its potential link to birth defects a "global health emergency"&nbsp;to raise international&nbsp;attention. But when does awareness shift to panic?

    • Pestilence In A Warming World February 12, 2016

      As our&nbsp;climate changes, so spread&nbsp;the breeding conditions for mosquitoes carrying&nbsp;diseases like Zika, bringing threats to regions&nbsp;that&nbsp;were previously immune.

    • From Rubella to Roe vs. Wade February 12, 2016

      The Zika virus has launched a debate in Brazil about abortion. An outbreak of Rubella in the US back in the 1960s did the same here.