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| MMWR Early Release Vol. 65, Early Release February 12, 2016 |
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| Local Transmission of Zika Virus — Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015–January 28, 2016 Dana L. Thomas, MD; Tyler M. Sharp, PhD; Jomil Torres, MS; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65(Early Release):1–6 On December 31, 2015, the Puerto Rico Department of Health reported the first locally acquired case of Zika virus disease in a jurisdiction of the United States in a patient from southeastern Puerto Rico. Zika virus is expected to continue to spread throughout the territory, and the 3.5 million residents of Puerto Rico, including approximately 43,000 pregnant women per year, are at risk for Zika virus infection. |
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