Spread of Zika Virus in Puerto Rico Accelerates
Wall Street Journal
“. . cases reported in 77 of 78 municipalities.”
“About 5.3% of pregnant women tested in June who had no Zika symptoms were found to have the virus . . “
. . “One case of congenital birth defects. . .two fetal deaths, two fetuses with brain damage, and several babies with stunted growth . . ”
CDC Update: Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission — Puerto Rico July 29
“Many persons with symptomatic Zika virus infection do not seek medical care or are not reported to public health officials, . . “
“A preliminary CDC evaluation of residual insecticide spraying indicates that adult mosquito populations in and around sprayed homes remained comparable to counts in and around unsprayed homes, probably as a result of movement of mosquitoes from nearby homes with breeding sources.”