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 the nih, says the outbreak is a pandemic. You have multiple down fris in south america and the caribbean, so by anybodys definition, that would be considered a pandemic. Reporter theres concern the virus will eventually be found in mosquitoes in the u. S. South america and in the caribbean, sooner or later were going to see a local transmission. Reporter fauci says controll
Alarm about the zika outbreak. Director margaret chan. Questions abound. We need to get some answers quickly. Reporter the organization will convene an emergency response. The zika virus, which is linked to children being born with challenges. Right now diagnostic tests arent perfect. Theres in treatment, and theres in vaccine. Dr. Anthony fauci, head of the Infectious Diseases branch of the nih, says the outbreak is a pandemic. You have multiple down fris in south america and the caribbean, so by anybodys definition, that would be considered a pandemic. Reporter theres concern 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 fauci says could carry zika is key, and the United States has one big advantage most of the United States goes through a real winter, and thats very, very important in containing mosquitoesborne viruses. Reporter 35yearold
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 to children being born with small heads, poses several challenges. Right now diagnostic tests arent perfect. Theres in vaccine. Dr. Anthony fauci, head of the Infectious Diseases branch of pandemic. You have multiple down fris in south america and the caribbean, so by anybodys definition, that wou
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 the nih, says the outbreak is a pandemic. You have multiple down fris in south america and the caribbean, so by anybodys definition, that would be considered a pandemic. Reporter theres concern the virus will eventually be found in mosquitoes in the u. S. If you have this much zika in caribbean, sooner or later were going to see a local transmission. Reporter fauci says controlling mosquitoes that could ca
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