Zika Threat Moves North

Council on Foreign Relations. 08/01/2016 This Expert Brief examines the Zika virus, which poses a serious and unique public health threat to the United States. When summer heat waves hit the north, mosquitoes will emerge from their winter sleep. The brief discusses how with rising moist temperatures, the challenge of preventive action against potential mosquito carriers of the virus gets harder, and risks for people rise. Topics include the risks to pregnant women, potential birth defects, and the status of tracking the epidemic. (Text)
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