California Zika By The Numbers - California Healthline

This graphic details the Zika virus infections among California residents from 2015 through June 30, 2017. All cases on record have been among people who were infected while traveling to areas with ongoing Zika transmission, through sexual contact with an infected traveler or through maternal-fetal transmission. No direct transmission from mosquitoes to people has been documented in California. Birth defects have been detected in seven infants infected with Zika before, during or shortly after birth.

As of June 28, 5,359 cases of Zika infection had been reported in the 50 states and and Washington, D.C. Many more have been reported in U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico: 36,598.

For more information on Zika in California, visit the CDPH website.

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<h1>California Zika By The Numbers</h1>
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			July 5, 2017		</time>
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<p>This graphic details the Zika virus infections among California residents from 2015 through <a href="https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/TravelAssociatedCasesofZikaVirusinCA.pdf">June 30, 2017</a>. All cases on record have been among people who were infected while traveling to areas with ongoing Zika transmission, through sexual contact with an infected traveler or through maternal-fetal transmission. No direct transmission from mosquitoes to people has been documented in California. Birth defects have been detected in seven infants infected with Zika before, during or shortly after birth.</p><p>As of June 28, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/zika/reporting/case-counts.html">5,359 cases</a> of Zika infection had been reported in the 50 states and and Washington, D.C. Many more have been reported in U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico: 36,598.</p><p>For more information on Zika in California, visit the <a href="https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Zika.aspx">CDPH website</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-zika-by-the-numbers/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-zika-by-the-numbers/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-zika-by-the-numbers/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20California%20Zika%20By%20The%20Numbers&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMjQwMzQ0&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-zika-by-the-numbers/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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