The Zika virus caused great concern in 2016, with federal agencies turning to diagnostic companies for help in tackling the problem. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there were no cases of transmission by mosquitoes in the continental U.S. in 2018 and thus far this year, new research found that half a billion more people could be at risk for contracting mosquito-borne diseases, including Zika, in the next 30 years as a result of climate change. To help combat this problem, researchers from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and IBM Research have used machine learning to predict and identify areas in the Americas where populations could face a higher risk of contracting the Zika virus. Read More
