The Washington Post: MIAMI — A National Institutes of Health official said Sunday that the Zika virus could “hang around” the United States for a year or two.
Anthony Fauci told ABC’s “This Week” that other Gulf Coast states, besides Florida, are most vulnerable to the spread of the disease.
“I would not be surprised if we see cases in Texas and Louisiana, particularly now where you have the situation with flooding in Louisiana,” said Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “There are going to be a lot of problems getting rid of standing water.”
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