Should Americans Worry About Zika Virus?

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There are at least a dozen cases here of the virus that’s been linked to a scary birth defect. Latin America is terrified but the U.S. shouldn’t be—yet.

Published Jan. 26 2016 5:45PM EST

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The Arkansas Department of Health (DOH) today announced that a resident had tested positive for Zika virus, joining at least a dozen other cases of Zika found thus

Kent Sepkowitz

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Should Americans Worry About Zika Virus?

There are at least a dozen cases here of the virus that’s been linked to a scary birth defect. Latin America is terrified but the U.S. shouldn’t be—yet.

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Kent Sepkowitz