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Donald G. McNeil Jr.

Donald G. McNeil Jr. is a science reporter covering plagues and pestilences for The New York Times, where he began work as a copy boy in 1976. He is a former Africa correspondent and has reported from fifty-five countries.

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

Donald G. McNeil Jr. is a science reporter covering plagues and pestilences for The New York Times, where he began work as a copy boy in 1976. He is a former Africa correspondent and has reported from fifty-five countries.

Books by Donald G. McNeil Jr.

  • Zika: The Emerging Epidemic

    Donald G. McNeil Jr.

    Paperback, 2016

    A gripping narrative about the Zika virus outbreak from The New York Times science reporter covering the epidemic.
  • Zika: The Emerging Epidemic

    Donald G. McNeil Jr.

    E Book, 2016

    A gripping narrative about the Zika virus outbreak from The New York Times science reporter covering the epidemic.