What Baltimore City Is Doing To Prevent Spread Of Zika (CBS)

Tuesday May 23rd, 2017

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City officials have announced what they are doing to prevent the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses.

Zika, which is spread by mosquito bites and unprotected sex, is linked to microcephaly, a serious birth defect which causes abnormally small heads and severe brain damage.

There have been 15 cases reported in Baltimore City, after the person contracted the virus by traveling to an area with active transmission.

There have been more than 5,000 confirmed cases in the U.S., with 224 locally-transmitted cases in Florida and Texas.

The Baltimore City Health Department has implemented a plan “to help educate city agencies and communities across our city how to prevent and respond to the Zika virus.”

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