New survey on American attitudes toward Zika virus finds limited awareness or concern

Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

A surve finds that three-quarters of Americans who have heard at least a little about the Zika virus are aware that the virus is linked to birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. However, the survey found that most Americans are unclear about the availability of tests to diagnose Zika and whether or not preventative vaccines and effective medicines exist to treat it.

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