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Local Transmission of Zika Virus Is Reported in Texas (Centers for Disease…
Local Transmission of Zika Virus Is Reported in Texas
Reporting by State health officials:
From person to person by mosquitoes
Patient in Brownsville
To determine whether the infection is spreading
To determine how many people infected
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
To help with contact tracing
Mosquitoes surveillance
Public education
Send a training team to Texas
To advise pregnant women to avoid some areas
Collaborates with Mexican health authorities
Spreading:
To travel countries
Having sex
Hot autumn weather is more hospitable for mosquitoes
Spreading in Matamoros (Mexico) -> across the border
For the future:
Maybe dozens or hundreds infected
Because of the lack of funds from the Congress -> no active surveillance
Aerial spraying of pesticides and larvicides
Residents of Brownsville:
Concerned but not fearful
To be cautious
To report anything
Poor enough to be on Medicaid