CDC Director: 'Essentially Out of Money' to Fight Zika
ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the government’s fight against the Zika virus said that “we are now essentially out of money” and warned that the country is “about to see a bunch of kids born with microcephaly” in the coming months. Friday’s warning from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden came as lawmakers start to sort out a stopgap government funding bill that is being targeted to also carry long-delayed money to battle Zika. Zika ..>> view originalFirst two West Nile virus deaths reported this year in Los Angeles County
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