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Health Officials Say Local Spread Of Zika ?Likely? In Texas
May 18, 2016 6:55 AM
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AUSTIN (AP) ? Texas has identified 33 cases of the Zika virus that all have been associated with overseas travel, but the virus is expected to begin spreading locally within the state during the sweaty upcoming summer months, top health officials said Tuesday.
Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt told a Texas Senate health panel that potential hot zones include Dallas, Houston, the Gulf Coast and the Rio Grande Valley. Poor areas are likely to be hardest hit since they tend to be rife with standing water and bits of old tires that are breeding havens for mosquitoes, which carry the virus.
?We do believe that Texas will, at some point, likely experience mosquito vector transmission,? Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt told a state Senate health committee meeting. ?We don?t know when and we don?t really know at what level that will occur.?
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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/05/18/health-officials-say-local-spread-of-zika-likely-in-texas/
May 18, 2016 6:55 AM
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AUSTIN (AP) ? Texas has identified 33 cases of the Zika virus that all have been associated with overseas travel, but the virus is expected to begin spreading locally within the state during the sweaty upcoming summer months, top health officials said Tuesday.
Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt told a Texas Senate health panel that potential hot zones include Dallas, Houston, the Gulf Coast and the Rio Grande Valley. Poor areas are likely to be hardest hit since they tend to be rife with standing water and bits of old tires that are breeding havens for mosquitoes, which carry the virus.
?We do believe that Texas will, at some point, likely experience mosquito vector transmission,? Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt told a state Senate health committee meeting. ?We don?t know when and we don?t really know at what level that will occur.?
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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/05/18/health-officials-say-local-spread-of-zika-likely-in-texas/