After Exhibiting Symptoms, Pregnant Berkeley Woman Tested For Zika
Meanwhile, public health officials in LA and Orange County are taking steps to prevent the illness among women there, and WHO warns that the outbreak will likely affect every country but two in the Americas.
The San Francisco Chronicle:
Zika Virus: Berkeley Woman Tested For Mosquito-Borne Infection
A pregnant Berkeley woman is reportedly being tested for Zika, the mosquito-borne viral infection sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean linked to serious brain defects in infants. (Colliver, 1/22)
KPCC:
LA And Orange County Working To Prevent Spread Of Zika Virus
As concerns increase throughout the Americas about a mosquito-borne virus associated with serious birth defects, Southern California public health agencies are taking steps to prevent illness among pregnant women and their babies. (Plevin, 1/22)
Reuters:
WHO Sees Zika Outbreak Spreading Through Americas
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is suspected of causing brain damage to babies in Brazil, is likely to spread to all countries in the Americas except for Canada and Chile, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Zika has not yet been reported in the continental United States, although a woman who fell ill with Zika in Brazil later gave birth to a brain-damaged baby in Hawaii. (Miles, 1/23)