Study Reveals US Cities That May Be Affected By Zika Outbreak.

reports a new study published in the journal PLOS Currents: Outbreaks identified “fifty U.S. cities where the...mosquito Aedes aegypti would be able to survive in the upcoming summer months.” According to the study, nine “of those cities, home to an estimated 14 million people, could have a ‘high abundance’ of the virus-carrying mosquitoes by July.” Researchers found that by July, “conditions across the entire southern half of the United States are suitable for Aedes aegypti to thrive, particularly in the Southeast.” During a call with reporters earlier this month, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Thomas Frieden said, “There is nothing about Zika control that is quick or easy ... The only thing quick is the mosquito bite that can give it to you.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/21/study-these-are-the-u-s-cities-that-could-be-hit-by-a-zika-outbreak/