OFFICIALS CONSIDER SPRAYING FOR ZIKA HERE IN NEVADA AFTER FIRST CASE IN WASHOE

OFFICIALS CONSIDER SPRAYING FOR ZIKA HERE IN NEVADA AFTER FIRST CASE IN WASHOE

A health worker stands in the Sambadrome as he sprays insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmits the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Inspectors begin to spray insecticide around Sambadrome, the outdoor grounds where thousands of dancers and musicians will parade during the city's Feb. 5-10 Carnival celebrations. Brazil's health minister says the country will mobilize some 220,000 troops to battle the mosquito blamed for spreading a virus linked to birth defects. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

August 28, 2016

After the first official case of Zika appeared in Nevada this week, authorities are seriously considering spraying neighborhoods. This week a pregnant woman in Washoe County was diagnosed with Zika, according to Washoe Health officials.

Clark County officials are considering spraying neighborhoods using aerial disbursement techniques.   Zika has been report in Florida and Texas over the past month as it spreads from outbreaks in South America. The Obama Administration allowed infected people into the US.

The Zika virus has been linked to severe birth defects, including microcephaly, since it surfaced in Brazil about a year ago.

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