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The death of an elderly Utah woman with a Zika virus infection in late June is the first reported Zika-related death in the continental United States. The woman had traveled to an area where Zika is spreading. The exact cause of death has not been determined; the lady had an underlying medical condition.
2016-07-8

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports at that least 270 pregnant women in the United States are infected with the Zika virus.
2016-05-20

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the first Zika virus related death in the United States, an elderly man in Puerto Rico.
2016-04-29

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that the Zika virus causes birth defects like microcephaly.
2016-04-13

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 14 cases where the Zika virus may have been sexually transmitted.
2016-02-23

Puerto Rico declares a state of emergency due to the ongoing Zika virus outbreak. At least 22 people have been reported to have been infected with the Zika virus in the U.S. territory.
2016-02-5

Three people die in Colombia after contracting the Zika virus and developing Guillain–Barré syndrome.
2016-02-5

The Government of Honduras declares a state of emergency with 3,649 suspected cases of the Zika virus in the past three months.
2016-02-2

The World Health Organization declares the spread of the Zika virus a global public health emergency requiring an urgent, united response.
2016-02-1

Jamaican health officials confirm the country's first case of the Zika virus in a 4-year-old child who recently returned from a trip to Texas.
2016-01-30