Zika and Other Mosquito Borne Diseases: Home

May 4, 2017 article stating "sustained ZIKV transmission risk is concentrated in the southeastern counties (of Texas) including the Houston metropolitan region and the Texas-Mexico border. "

March 30, 2016 article in the New York Times describing scientists' efforts to create a "state-of-the-art DNA map that ...will help them fight the disease with the mosquito’s own genetic code."

Article by a tropical medicine physician discussing the spread of zika and other tropical diseases and what needs to be done.

April 14, 2016 report by Tiaji Salaam-Blyther, Specialist in Global Health at the Congressional Research Service.

In PubMed.

Publisher Elsevier is providing free access to medical research, online tools, and expert advice on the Zika virus including pertinent journal articles.

World Health Organization page discussing one of the possible consequences of Zika in pregnant women - babies born with microcephaly.

Texas Medicaid will cover the cost of mosquito repellent for females between the ages of 10 and 45 or who are pregnant at least until Dec. 2017.

Scroll to "What's New" to see the most current updates about Zika in Texas from the Texas Department of State Health Services.