Stephen Gehlbach

Physician and epidemiologist 

The health concerns are real. But science should supplant our fear, and evidence not emotion be our guide.

Live mosquitos grown from water larvae are contained at the Dallas County Mosquito Lab Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in Hutchins, Texas. Although there has been no reported cases of the Zika virus being transmitted by mosquitos in Texas, health officials are closely monitoring and testing mosquitos in areas where infections have been confirmed. (LM Otero/AP)

As we learn more about this disease and monitor its spread, rational strategies to minimize risk will emerge.

Zika Virus: Panic, Evidence And Lessons From Ebola

In this Jan. 27 file photo, a fumigation brigade sprays an area of Chacabuco Park in a Aedes mosquito control effort, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Zika virus is suspected of causing a rare but potentially devastating birth defect, an abnormally small head, which can indicate underlying brain damage. Concerns are keeping some workers from attending meetings and company retreats in affected locations but business travel experts say it does not yet appear to be having a broad impact. (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)
