thescientist | There are many unknowns when it comes to tracing the march of Zika through Latin America and the effects it is having on those infected. As researchers get a handle on how Zika works and how it might be stopped, Zika conspiracy theories abound: depending on which fringe group you listen to, the disease is caused by vaccines, pesticides, Monsanto, or genetically modified (GM) mosquitos. None of these appear to be true, and The New Yorker set the record straight—particularly regarding the GM-mosquito-theory—last week (February 25). “This is a particularly dangerous misapprehension, because, for now, controlling mosquitoes may be the only way we can hope to control Zika,” wrote Michael Specter.
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