Georgia, Augusta Preparing For Zika

Tom Corwin, The Augusta Chronicle
Mon, 07/18/2016 - 8:51pm

A “unique” case of Zika infection in Utah that might have spread to a family contact is being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency reported Monday. Meanwhile, Augusta and Georgia are preparing for the mosquito-borne virus. CDC officials say they are looking into the case of a man who died in late June and was found to be infected with Zika, with levels of the virus in his body that were 100,000 times what would normally be expected. read more

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Georgia, Augusta Preparing For Zika

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