Politico Analysis: Zika Virus Could Cause “Chaos” In US This Summer.

analysis considers “the chaos that Zika could bring to the United States this summer.” The piece cautions if the virus “hits big – and that’s a big if – it could stir a panic like Ebola, set off an epidemic of finger-pointing and create new fear and acrimony over reproductive rights, global warming and immigration, all at the height of a presidential campaign.” The article suggests “most likely, Zika would cause isolated outbreaks in the U.S., just as dengue, a similar virus, popped up in recent years in Hawaii, Florida and southern Texas,” but this could still “have an outsize political impact” due to the presidential campaign, particularly if the “politically tinged fear” spreads. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/zika-virus-america-threat-220983