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NIH Confirms Apparent Zika Virus Transmission in U.S.

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published July 26, 2016 at 11:05 AM EDT
AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO: This type of mosquito is known to transmit the Zika virus to humans.
Courtesy: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO: This type of mosquito is known to transmit the Zika virus to humans.

The National Institutes of Health has issued updates regarding the status of Zika Virus and possible transmission in the United States. Chuck Smith of Red River Radio News discusses these new revelations with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C.

AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO: This type of mosquito is known to transmit the Zika virus to humans.
Credit Courtesy: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO: This type of mosquito is known to transmit the Zika virus to humans.

ZIKA VIRUS UPDATES:   Health investigators recently  have discovered the first cases of Zika virus being spread within the U.S.  The first cases discovered are in Florida and that means mosquitos in the area could be spreading the virus.  Another case was in Utah where a man contracted the virus while traveling outside the U.S. and later died but not before transmitting the virus to his son who was taking care of him before he died.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / National Institutes of Health
Credit Courtesy: National Institutes of Health
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / National Institutes of Health

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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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