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Quick Summary of Zika in the U.S.

posted by takyon on Saturday August 06 2016, @01:29AM   Printer-friendly
from the bite-sized-information dept.

fork(2) writes:

The Washington Post has a nice state-by-state breakdown of Zika in the continental US. It separates out "travel-related" cases and "local" cases and has links to each state's website with local information regarding the virus.

There are 7,360 confirmed Zika cases in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [as of Aug 3, 2016]. This includes 1,817 cases in the continental U.S. and 5,526 cases in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa.

The first local spread of Zika virus through infected mosquitoes in the continential U.S. occurred in Miami, Florida in late July.

takyon: Reuters has a timeline of Zika-related events. Bloomberg reports "Florida Shudders as Zika Spread Forces Miami Shops to Close". The Sacramento Bee reports "Two babies born in California with Zika-related severe birth defect".

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 06 2016, @01:51AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 06 2016, @01:51AM (#384672)

    Puerto Rico deserves a call-out for its 5460 cases.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 06 2016, @01:56AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 06 2016, @01:56AM (#384675)

    The microcephaly babies will be a great addition to our 51st state.

  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Saturday August 06 2016, @02:49AM

    by Snotnose (1623) on Saturday August 06 2016, @02:49AM (#384684)

    Puerto Rico is a state now? Stupid article with stupid "facts" is stupid.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 06 2016, @03:09AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 06 2016, @03:09AM (#384687)

      The article doesn't call Puerto Rico a state, but lumps it in with the other colonies, where there have been far fewer cases.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by janrinok on Saturday August 06 2016, @08:02AM

      by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Saturday August 06 2016, @08:02AM (#384721) Journal

      the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa.

      Nope, TFA clearly says 'US territories'. There may be some stupidity around here, but not in TFA.