Based on current Zika virus spread in Puerto Rico the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now has the following projection:

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[…]  “If current trends continue, thousands of pregnant women will get infected with Zika,” said Frieden. “And there could be between dozens and hundreds of children with microcephaly born [there] in the next year.”

The CDC estimates 25 percent of the island’s population could be infected with Zika in its first year of spread there. Puerto Rican women give birth to about 32,000 babies a year. (link)

Transferring the current rate of spread for the virus to the citizenry of greatest impact, based on proximity and travel, the CDC is projecting the strongest U.S. outbreaks in:

  1. Miami Florida
  2. Orlando Florida
  3. Tampa Florida
  4. Brownsville Texas
  5. New York, New York
  6. Jacksonville Florida
  7. Houston Texas
  8. Atlanta Georgia
  9. New Orleans, Louisiana
  10. Charleston, South Carolina

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The Zika virus is transmitted via blood and bodily fluids and has been transmitted by sexual contact with an infected carrier.  Mosquitoes and infected male sexual partners represent the greatest threat for transmission.

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