CDC&P - MMWR Vol. 65 / Early Release

MMWR Weekly Vol. 65, Early Release June 21, 2016   PDF   In this report Zika Virus Surveillance and Preparedness — New York City, 2015–2016 Christopher T. Lee, MD; Neil M. Vora, MD; Waheed Bajwa, PhD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep;65(Early Release) In November 2015, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene began developing and implementing plans for managing Zika virus; NYC activated its Incident Command System on February 1, 2016. As of June 17, 2016, a total of 3,605 patients had been tested for Zika virus in NYC, 182 (5.0%) of whom had confirmed Zika virus infection. Twenty cases were in women who were pregnant at the time of diagnosis, and two cases of Zika virus–associated Guillain-Barré syndrome were diagnosed. MMWR Masthead Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   The CDC has reached over 1 million email subscribers. Thank you for your support. Modify/Update Subscriber Preferences or Unsubscribe | Learn about CDC Updates Questions or problems? Please contact support@govdelivery.com.             This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery,on behalf of: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • 1600 Clifton Rd • Atlanta, GA 30333 • 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)