DENVER – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed two Colorado cases of Zika in 2016. Both individuals had traveled to a Zika-affected country, and both have recovered. The cases were reported last week. Colorado is likely to have more cases of Zika in the coming year. CDPHE will not provide information about specific cases.
How Zika is spread
The most common way people get Zika is from the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, a kind of mosquito that does not live in Colorado. A pregnant woman can pass Zika to her fetus or to her newborn near the time of birth. The disease also can be spread by a man to his sex partners. CDC is studying all the ways Zika may be spread.
For more information visit the department and CDC websites. If traveling, check the CDC Travelers’ Health site for current information.
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