Public Health Matters: Prepare Locally

Public Health Matters: Prepare Locally

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West Nile to Zika: How One Virus Helped New York City Prepare for Another

No one told the Aedes mosquito that New York is the city that never sleeps. The type of mosquito that can spread Zika virus (Zika) is most active during the day and hides at night when our city’s mosquito control efforts are in full swing, meaning that our scientists had to find a way to reach it during pre-dawn hours. The solution? Wake it up, force it to take flight, and then kill it... Read Blog

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Zika

Pregnant Women with Any Lab Evidence of Zika Virus Infection* US States and DC: 671 US Territories: 1,080 *Source: Pregnancy Registries as of September 1, 2016 More on Outcomes Zika Virus Disease Cases Reported to ArboNET* US States and DC: 2,964 US Territories: 15,869 *Source: ArboNET as of September 7, 2016 More About Zika

IN THE NEWS

September 12, 2016: Emergency Management Agencies Ready for Zika September 8, 2016: Howard officials: Progress in emergency preparedness since 9/11 September 8, 2016: Can forgotten rubella children of the '60s hold clue for Zika babies? More News