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Zika Virus Sufferers Concentrated In New York, Florida

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: July 13, 2016 3:10 pm

Last Updated: January 13, 2020 5:45 am

According to the CDC there were 1,133 confirmed Zika cases between the start of 2015 and early this month. Almost 40% of those cases were reported in Florida and New York.

The breakout:

US States

• Locally acquired mosquito-borne cases reported: 0

• Travel-associated cases reported: 1,132

• Laboratory acquired cases reported:  1

• Total: 1,133

  • Sexually transmitted: 14

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome: 5

The CDC also reports

• No local mosquito-borne Zika virus disease cases have been reported in US states, but lab tests have confirmed Zika virus in travelers returning to the United States. These travelers have gotten the virus from mosquito bites and some non-travelers got Zika through sex with a traveler.

• With the recent outbreaks, the number of Zika cases among travelers visiting or returning to the United States will likely increase.

• These imported cases could result in local spread of the virus in some areas of the United States.

As of July 6, Florida had 206 cases, which was 18% of the national total. New York had 285 which was 25%. The only other states with notable percentages of the whole were 69 in California which is 6% of the total, and Texas at 53, or 4%.