Why Zika has infected so many people in Puerto Rico
- Written by Diana Rojas, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Epidemiolgy, University of Florida
The United States declared Zika a public health emergency in Puerto Rico in August 2016.
Over 28,000 cases of Zika were reported in Puerto Rico as of Oct. 26. In contrast, just over 4,000 cases of Zika were reported in the continental U.S. and Hawaii by the same date. Most of these cases are travel-related, meaning that people are infected while...
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