The Zika Virus Has Reached the United States Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Aedes aegypti mosquitos are seen in a lab at the Fiocruz institute on January 26, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. The mosquito transmits the Zika virus and is being studied at the institute. ( Mario Tama / Getty ) Produced by Thalia Beaty and Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC