After travel and sexual
transmissions were ruled out for four Zika cases in Florida counties of
Miami-Dade and Broward, fears of infected mosquitos in the United States are
mounting. Because the virus does not present symptoms in many cases, it is
possible that more people are infected – and may have donated blood after being
bitten. The FDA has issued a warning that blood collections in the counties
should not resume until they are able to properly test the blood and screen
donors; they also recommend that neighboring and other at-risk counties
consider taking the same actions.
Read NPR's article on it here.
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