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Background   Disease outbreaks are often accompanied by sensationalist news media coverage, social media panic, and a barrage of conspiracy theories and misinformation. The Zika virus outbreak of 2015–2016 followed this pattern. Analysis   Drawing on frame analysis, this article examines the construction and circulation of a conspiracy theory concerning the 2015–2016 Zika outbreak, analyzing the flow of misinformation across online platforms including “conspiracy” websites, online discussion threads, and Twitter. Conclusion and implications   Conspiracy theories produced and shared on social and digital media platforms have the power to discursively construct contagious diseases such as Zika, which may fuel misguided public perceptions and impact health policy. Contexte Les pics epidemiques suscitent souvent une couverture mediatique sensationnaliste, la panique dans les medias sociaux et une panoplie de theories du complot et de desinformation. La flambee du virus Zika en 2015–2016 en est un exemple. Analyse   Cet article se fonde sur une analyse des cadres pour examiner la construction et la circulation de theories du complot relatives a la flambee du Zika en 2015–2016, analysant la desinformation sur diverses plateformes en ligne, y compris des sites complotistes, des fils de discussion et Twitter. Conclusions et implications  Les plateformes en ligne developpent et partagent des theories du complot qui ont le pouvoir de decrire des maladies contagieuses telles que le Zika de maniere a entrainer des perceptions publiques erronees et a influencer les politiques sur la sante.

Population Control, Deadly Vaccines, and Mutant Mosquitoes: The Construction and Circulation of Zika Virus Conspiracy Theories Online