Local Zika transmission and the US blood supply

“We have been working with state and local governments to prepare for the likelihood of local mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in the continental United States and Hawaii,” said Lyle Petersen, MD, incident manager for CDC’s Zika virus response.

“We anticipate that there may be additional cases of ‘homegrown’ Zika in the coming weeks. Our top priority is to protect pregnant women from the potentially devastating harm caused by Zika.”

For more information about the Zika virus, visit https://www.cdc.gov/zika/.

*This story was updated on August 1.