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Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory — United States, 2015–2016 (as of September 7, 2016)§ States Travel-associated cases* No. (% of cases in states) (N=2,921) Locally acquired cases† No. (% of cases in states) (N=43) Alabama 24 (1) 0 (0) Arizona 22 (1) 0 (0) Arkansas 9 (<1) 0 (0) California 210 (7) 0 (0) Colorado 27 (1) 0 (0) Connecticut …

Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory — United States, 2015–2016 (as of August 31, 2016)§ http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html States Travel-associated cases* No. (% of cases in states) (N=2,687) Locally acquired cases† No. (% of cases in states) (N=35) Alabama 24 (1) 0 (0) Arizona 20 (1) 0 (0) Arkansas 9 (<1) 0 (0) California 152 (6) 0 (0) Colorado 27 (1…

Monday, July 18, 2016Public Health Officials Investigating Unique Case of Zika (Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah health officials confirmed today a new case of Zika in Utah and have launched an investigation to determine how the person became infected. The new case is a family contact who helped care for the individual who died from unknown causes and who had been infected with Zika after traveling to an area with Zika. http://udohnews.blogspot.com/2016/07/public-health-officials-investigating.html?m=1

The new case is the eighth Utah resident to be diagnosed with Zika. Based on what is known now, the person has not recently traveled to an area with Zika and has not had sex with someone who is infected with Zika or who has traveled to an area with Zika. In addition, there is no evidence at this time that mosquitoes that commonly spread Zika (aedes species) virus are in Utah. http://udohnews.blogspot.com/2016/07/public-health-officials-investigating.html?m=1

Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory — United States, 2015–2016 (as of July 13, 2016) http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html StatesTravel-associated cases* No. (% of cases in states) (N=1,306)Locally acquired cases† No. (% of cases in states) (N=0)Alabama2 (<1)0 (0)Arizona7 (1)0 (0)Arkansas5 (<1)0 (0)California69 (5)0 (0)Colorado12 (1)0 (0)Connecticut30 (2)0 (0)Delaware8 (1)0 (0)District of Columbia9 (1)0 (0)Florida229 (18)0 (0)Georgia33 (3)0 (0)Hawaii10 (1)0 (0)Illinois23 (2)0 (0)Indiana12 (1)0 (0)Iowa9 (1)0 (0)K…

Salt Lake County Health Department13 hrs · The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) announced today that a county resident infected with ‪#‎Zika‬ virus died in late June. The deceased individual, who was elderly and had an underlying health condition, had traveled this year to an area of the world where mosquitoes are known to spread Zika virus. While this individual did test positive for Zika virus, the exact cause of death has not been determined, and it may not be possible to determine how the Zika infection contributed to the death. Due to health privacy laws, health officials will not release further details about the individual or the individual’s travel hist…

Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory — United States, 2015–2016 (as of July 6, 2016) http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html StatesTravel-associated cases* No. (% of cases in states) (N=1,133)Locally acquired cases† No. (% of cases in states) (N=0)Alabama2 (<1)0 (0)Arizona6 (1)0 (0)Arkansas5 (<1)0 (0)California69 (6)0 (0)Colorado10 (1)0 (0)Connecticut27 (2)0 (0)Delaware5 (<1)0 (0)District of Columbia7 (1)0 (0)Florida206 (18)0 (0)Georgia29 (3)0 (0)Hawaii10 (1)0 (0)Illinois23 (2)0 (0)Indiana10 (1)0 (0)Iowa9 (1)0 (0)…

Utah public health officials have received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that a Utah resident has tested positive for the Zika virus. The patient, a child between the ages of two and 10 years, recently traveled to an affected country before returning to Utah. The child exhibited symptoms, including the typical rash, and has not experienced any complications. http://udohnews.blogspot.com/2016/03/first-case-of-zika-virus-disease.html

Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory — United States, 2015–2016 (as of March 30, 2016) http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html StatesTravel-associated cases* No. (%) (N=312)Locally acquired cases† No. (%) (N=0)Alabama2 (1)0 (0)Arizona1 (<1)0 (0)Arkansas1 (<1)0 (0)California17 (6)0 (0)Colorado2 (1)0 (0)Connecticut1 (<1)0 (0)Delaware3 (1)0 (0)District of Columbia3 (1)0 (0)Florida74 (24)0 (0)Georgia9 (3)0 (0)Hawaii5 (2)0 (0)Illinois9 (3)0 (0)Indiana5 (2)0 (0)Iowa4 (1)0 (0)Kansas1 (<1)0 (0)Ken…