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The Leonard Lopate Show
How Much of a Threat is the Zika Virus?

Zika became a cause for global concern in last year when previously-infected women started giving birth to babies with microcephaly. New York Times science reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. joins us to discuss his book, Zika: The Emerging Epidemic, which assesses the danger posed by the virus as North America enters its first summer since the Zika-microcephaly link was established.