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MMWR Weekly
Vol. 65, Early Release
June 21, 2016
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Zika Virus Surveillance and Preparedness — New York City, 2015–2016
Christopher T. Lee, MD; Neil M. Vora, MD; Waheed Bajwa, PhD; et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep;65(Early Release)
In November 2015, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene began developing and implementing plans for managing Zika virus; NYC activated its Incident Command System on February 1, 2016. As of June 17, 2016, a total of 3,605 patients had been tested for Zika virus in NYC, 182 (5.0%) of whom had confirmed Zika virus infection. Twenty cases were in women who were pregnant at the time of diagnosis, and two cases of Zika virus–associated Guillain-Barré syndrome were diagnosed.
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