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Specter of Zika epidemic looms over a skeptical Puerto Rico
USA TODAY NETWORK James Call, USA TODAY Network 11:03 p.m. EDT August 17, 2016
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To keep Zika from spreading, health authorities want people in Puerto Rico to cover their bare skin, douse themselves with mosquito repellant, clean up the standing water where mosquitoes breed and accept aerial spraying.
But health experts say it's an epic struggle to persuade Puerto Ricans to fear a creature they've tolerated for decades: the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
And how Puerto Rico responds may be a bellwether for the Gulf Coast, which is expected to become the center of the Zika epidemic on the U.S. mainland.
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Full article:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ic-looms-over-skeptical-puerto-rico/88874984/
USA TODAY NETWORK James Call, USA TODAY Network 11:03 p.m. EDT August 17, 2016
....
To keep Zika from spreading, health authorities want people in Puerto Rico to cover their bare skin, douse themselves with mosquito repellant, clean up the standing water where mosquitoes breed and accept aerial spraying.
But health experts say it's an epic struggle to persuade Puerto Ricans to fear a creature they've tolerated for decades: the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
And how Puerto Rico responds may be a bellwether for the Gulf Coast, which is expected to become the center of the Zika epidemic on the U.S. mainland.
...
Full article:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ic-looms-over-skeptical-puerto-rico/88874984/