Zika

Inside the Brock University lab that’s working hard to find out whether Canada’s mosquitoes can transmit Zika

The common wisdom is that Canadian mosquitoes cannot transmit the Zika virus. The truth is that scientists don’t really know.

The pandemic raises questions about the health impacts of sporting mega-events

Mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus are expected to infect up to four million people across the Americas. And there’s no cure—nor an end in sight.

Kate Lunau on the global public health emergency that’s spreading across the Americas

Also: Paul Wells on the Trudeau government’s first 100 days

This side of the Atlantic hadn’t seen Zika virus a year ago—but now it could infect millions

The Zika virus wasn’t seen as much of a threat. But it’s exploded in Brazil, and new research suggests it may be causing birth defects in infants