California

In Contra Costa County, public health department spokeswoman Victoria Balladares said two confirmed cases have been recorded -- one last Thursday and one in early February. Both women said all of the individuals with Zika had returned from traveling to a country where the Zika virus is present. http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_29593082/four-zika-virus-cases-reported-bay-area

On Tuesday, the Napa County Public Health Division received confirmation from the California Department of Public Health of the first positive Zika virus case in Napa County. The case is a pregnant woman who traveled to Central America and is not showing symptoms of Zika virus infection at this time. Napa County’s priority is to protect the identity of the woman and her unborn child. http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bay-Area-First-Zika-Virus-Case-Reported-in-Napa-County-370839431.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand

A pregnant woman in Los Angeles County who traveled abroad has tested positive for the Zika virus, county officials said in a news release Friday. It is the second confirmed case of Zika virus in the county, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In both cases, the person was infected while traveling outside the country to an area of ongoing transmission, officials said. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-zika-case-pregnant-woman-la-county-20160226-story.html

A San Diego resident, who traveled to Colombia and returned in January 2016, is the first Zika virus case reported in the region this year, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. http://www.countynewscenter.com/news/zika-case-confirmed-san-diego-county

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Documents/TravelAssociatedCasesofZikaVirusinCA.pdf Travel-Associated Cases of Zika Virus in California (as of February 26, 2016) Year CDC final confirmed cases* CDC preliminary positive cases** 2013 1 NA 2014 3 NA 2015 4 0 2016 6 0

Travel-Associated Cases of Zika Virus in California (as of February 19, 2016) Year CDC final confirmed cases* CDC preliminary positive cases** 2013 1 NA 2014 3 NA 2015 3 1 2016 3 0 https://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Documents/TravelAssociatedCasesofZikaVirusinCA.pdf