US health officials warn of mass Zika virus infections in Puerto Rico

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Published on Apr 1, 2016

There is concern that hundreds of thousands of people on the US island territory of Puerto Rico could become infected with the Zika virus this year.

Warmer temperatures and rising mosquito populations are expected to bring the virus to southern US states within weeks.

US health officials met in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday at "a conference hosted by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention":http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/201... (CDC) to devise a plan to tackle the…
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