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Could we have prevented Zika?

Aug 25, 2016
Dr. Peter Daszak has some ideas on how we can prevent pandemics and save money doing it.
Carlos Varas, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a Golden Eagle blower to spray pesticide to kill mosquitos in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Obama administration scrounges for Zika funding

Aug 12, 2016
But how long will it last?
Larry Smart, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a fogger to spray pesticide to kill mosquitos in the Wynwood neighborhood as the county fights to control the Zika virus outbreak on August 1.
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