This post was originally published by Breakthrough ACTION + RESEARCH.
Zika sent waves of panic through the Americas in 2015 and 2016 when the little-known virus was linked to serious birth defects and other neurological disorders.
At the height of the Zika epidemic, Brazil was the hardest hit, with more than 200,000 cases reported and more than 3,500 babies born with microcephaly or other malformations related to the virus.
Even though the mosquito-borne illness is no longer making headlines as a global health emergency, the virus remains a threat and has the…