The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that Zika affected over 800,000 people throughout the continent within two years (2015 - 2017), whilst other sources reveal that the number of cases surpassed the 1.5 million mark within Brazil alone! Without an approved antiviral agent to prevent, treat or cure infections, more studies are called for to better understand the pathogenesis of ZIVK and to help develop specific medical countermeasures. Within this blog series we will summarise the findings of pertinent studies that focus on the prevention of, or treatments for Zika infection.