Abroad, but that is likely to change. The virus, first discovered in the zika forest in uganda in the 1940s, is linked to serious birth defects. Dr. Jon lapook has the latest. The zika virus. Reporter today the World Health Organization sounded an alarm about the zika outbreak. Director margaret chan. Questions abound. We need to get some answers quickly. Reporter the organization will convene an emergency meeting monday to plan its response. The zika virus, which is linked to children being born with small heads, poses several challenges. Right now diagnostic tests arent perfect. Theres in treatment, and theres in vaccine. Dr. Anthony fauci, head of the Infectious Diseases branch of pandemic. You have multiple down fris in south america and the definition, that would be considered a pandemic. The virus will eventually be found in mosquitoes in the u. S. If you have this much zika in south america and in the caribbean, sooner or later were going to see a local transmission. Reporter fa
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Chance fizzle out early and well see clouds and maybe some sunshine. Rain chances and snow chances, you heard me right. A little mix where things will go rain slick to snowfall, chance, anyway, for the evening commute and plan on the slow go on the way home. Well check out the timing on that and how much you can expect when it comes to snow totals in minutes. And lets go to the Traffic Alert. Dealing with this water main break and this is on the citys west side, west 106th street and madison avenue. The water is running down to madison. Its a mess out there and crews salting roadways. West 106th is closed in both directions between Western Avenue and cliffton boulevard and well keep you updated on when this is cleared up. The things are looking good and no accidents to report. No major delays. I want to zoom you in on a closure here. Affecting the west 1 50th passing lane is closed. Well let you know when it reopens. Its a smooth ride around the akron area this morning. Drive time is n
With scott pelley. Pelley today the World Health Organization warned that the zika virus is spreading explosively. By the end of the year, it could infect four million people. Its in 23 countries now, including the u. S. , with 31 cases in 1 1 states and d. C. Since last year. So far all of the patients here were infected by mosquitoes abroad, but that is likely to change. The virus, first discovered in the zika forest in uganda in the 1940s, is linked to serious birth defects. Dr. Jon lapook has the latest. The zika virus. Reporter today the World Health Organization sounded an alarm about the zika outbreak. Director margaret chan. Questions abound. We need to get some answers quickly. Reporter the organization will convene an emergency meeting monday to plan its response. The zika virus, which is linked small heads, poses several challenges. Right now diagnostic tests arent perfect. Theres in treatment, and theres in vaccine. Dr. Anthony fauci, head of the Infectious Diseases branch