Letter to the Editor
(03/07/16 6:32am)
In early February, The White House released a press statement about aggressive efforts to combat Zika, a mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects and other negative health outcomes. The White House tasked its health and diplomatic agencies to respond to this outbreak and continue to develop strategies to prevent such outbreaks in the future. When the Ebola outbreak hit in 2014, these same agencies put out a wide call to the public for innovative solutions to address key challenges. Students at Duke participated in the response through the Duke Ebola Innovation Challenge and many other significant projects and research.