The Rhode Island Dept. of Health’s climate change guru program chief Julia Gold speaks with Rhode Island Public Radio’s Kristin Gourlay about vector-borne diseases and the rise of Zika.

The spread of Zika virus may have come as a surprise to some. But not to Julia Gold. The Rhode Island Department of Health’s climate change expert speaks with Rhode Island Public Radio’s Kristin Gourlay for this week’s The Pulse about the future of mosquito and other vector-borne diseases and how the state can prepare and respond.