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Karen Weintraub

Karen Weintraub is a science journalist writes regularly for The New York Times, Scientific American and STAT, a national health publication.

Karen Weintraub, a science journalist based in Cambridge, Massachusettes, writes regularly for The New York Times, Scientific American and STAT, a national health publication.

Looking at male mosquitos in Tetiaroa.

What you need to know about the Zika virus

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Should you travel to Latin America with the Zika virus raging? Should you buy mosquito netting now. Science writer Karen Weintraub answers frequently asked questions.