Lyle Petersen

It enables these ticks to expand to new areas. Where there are ti... by Lyle Petersen

It enables these ticks to expand to new areas. Where there are ticks, there comes diseases.

I don't think there is any question about that any longer. by Lyle Petersen

I don't think there is any question about that any longer.

We now have an accumulating number of cases in babies from miscarriage or who were born with microcephaly with evidence of Zika, that suggests a stronger and stronger relationship of Zika and microcephaly.

The other two were miscarriages, in both we found evidence of Zika in the placenta. In addition, Brazil has looked at a number of babies as well and found Zika in the amniotic fluid of two women whose fetuses had evidence of microcephaly via sonogram.

What we now know. by Lyle Petersen

What we now know.

Pregnant women need to take the best precautions possible when traveling where this [ Zika ] virus is spreading.

However, recent chikungunya and dengue outbreaks in the United States suggest that Zika outbreaks in the U.S. mainland maybe likely limited in size.

If [this outbreak] continues for a number of months it's not a failure of the system. We don't have tools yet to minimize outbreaks rapidly.

The public can help by using repellant, minimizing mosquitoes on property and getting medical attention without delay.