Zika cases climb to 147 in US and Puerto Rico

Zika cases climb to 147 in US and Puerto Rico.

A total of 147 cases of Zika virus infection in the United States and Puerto Rico have been reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as at 26 February. Of these, 107 occurred in 24 US states and 40 on the island of Puerto Rico. In a teleconference briefing with reporters, the CDC’s director, Tom Frieden, said that all of the 107 cases reported within the US had been travel ...

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Use of Blood Donor Screening Data to Estimate Zika Virus Incidence, Puerto Rico, April–August 2016

Puerto Rico has been heavily impacted by Zika virus, a mosquitoborne flavivirus that emerged in the Americas during 2015. Although most persons with Zika virus show no symptoms, the virus can cause neurologic and other complications, including fetal microcephaly. Local Zika virus transmission in Puerto Rico has been reported since December 2015. To prevent transfusion-associated transmission, l...

Cost-effectiveness of Increasing Access to Contraception during the Zika Virus Outbreak, Puerto Rico, 2016

We modeled the potential cost-effectiveness of increasing access to contraception in Puerto Rico during a Zika virus outbreak. The intervention is projected to cost an additional $33.5 million in family planning services and is likely to be cost-saving for the healthcare system overall. It could reduce Zika virus-related costs by $65.2 million ($2.8 million from less Zika virus testing and moni...