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What You Need to Know About Zika

What You Need to Know About Zika

Disease-carrying mosquito not found in Washington, will likely reach U.S. this summer

Seattle may not be a hot spot for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, but the number of local cases could swell during the summer travel season. First identified in 1947 in Uganda, Zika—often a symptomless virus—is now a household name because it has been linked to several debilitating conditions, including microcephaly, in which babies are born…

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