What is being done to stop Zika?
Any number of researchers and research institutions are looking for a vaccine and a treatment. Until they’re successful, the best way to fight the disease is to combat the mosquitoes that carry the virus.
Officials in Brazil and some of the 22 other countries reporting Zika cases are conducting mass spraying of pesticide and urging citizens to empty any standing water containers as a way to prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
At the CDC, "we’ve been working very closely with partners in Brazil and other parts of South and Central America and with the Pan American Health Organization," Bell said. "One of the things we’ve been doing is helping ... with laboratory testing. ... A a very important component of being able to detect and respond is having the laboratory capacity to be able to diagnose. We’ve been in Brazil recently, training [staff] on how to do the lab tests and to provide that sort of technical assistance to other countries in the area."