Zika a bigger threat to country than first believed,say experts, with mosquito that spreads it now found in 30 states Top health officials have expressed concern approximately the threat posed to the US by the Zika virus, or saying the mosquito that spreads it is now present in approximately 30 states and hundreds of thousands of infections could appear in Puerto Rico. At a White House briefing on Monday,they stepped up pressure on the Republican-led Congress to pass approximately $1.9bn (£1.3bn) in emergency funding for Zika preparedness that the Obama administration requested in February.
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Source: theguardian.com