Executive Council Statement
Combatting the Zika Virus and Improving Our Health Care Infrastructure
… United States, the virus has been reported in returning travelers, and locally transmitted cases have been referred to the Pan American Health Organization from Puerto Rico and 36 other countries or territories in the Americas. In light of the recent outbreaks, the number of travelers visiting or returning to the United States with the Zika virus is likely to increase. The Zika virus is transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti … in California, which created the only enforceable interim Ebola guidance in the United States. And in states like Oregon, work was done with public health agencies, the governor and other stakeholders to develop a plan and protocol for addressing …