CDC: Don't donate sperm in 3 Florida counties due to Zika quoting : cbs

U.S. health officials say men from three Florida counties shouldn't donate sperm because of the risk of spreading Zika. The guidance had previously applied to Miami-Dade County, the only place in Florida where there's evidence the virus was spread by mosquitoes. The advice applies to men who lived or traveled in those counties since June 15. But infections were reported in people in South Florida who said they hadn't been in that county. So the guidance was extended Monday to two counties north of Miami - Broward and Palm Beach.




BIRTH DEFECTSMicrocephalyThe CDC concluded that infection with the Zika virus in pregnant women is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly. Its previous statement, based on a rapid assessment of evidence, said there was strong scientific consensus that Zika virus caused GBS, microcephaly and other neurological disorders. There is no treatment or vaccine for Zika infection. The long-term health consequences of Zika infection are unclear. HISTORY OF ZIKAThe Zika virus is found in tropical locales with large mosquito populations.

CDC asks South Florida men not to donate sperm due to Zika

MIAMI - U.S. health officials said men from three South Florida counties shouldn't donate sperm because of the risk of spreading the Zika virus. But infections were reported in people in South Florida who said they hadn't been in that county. The guidance had previously applied to Miami-Dade County, the only place in Florida where there's evidence the virus was spread by mosquitoes. So the guidance was extended Monday to two counties north of Miami -- Broward and Palm Beach. The advice applies to men who lived or traveled in those counties since June 15.


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