Global Health: In Reaction to Zika Outbreak, Echoes of Polio

New York ’ s polio epidemic a century ago had many of the problems found in the response to Zika: false rumors, ethnic prejudice and ineffective measures.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Poliomyelitis Epidemics New York City Zika Virus Board of Health (NYC) Public Health Service (US) Gowanus (Brooklyn, NY) Source Type: news