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Texas Health Officials Urge Zika Testing for Pregnant Women, Others in Rio Grande Valley
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Texas Health Officials Urge Zika Testing for Pregnant Women, Others in Rio Grande Valley
Sat, 2017-04-08 21:26 — Kathy Gilbeaux
keyetv.com - CBS - by Bettie Cross - April 7, 2017
A health alert on Friday for pregnant women in Texas. Zika testing is now recommended as part of routine care for pregnant women in the Rio Grande Valley. Six counties are impacted: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Willacy and Zapata.
Mosquito season typically starts in May. But experts say our warm winter could push that up and mosquito season could be here in a week.
"We're starting to see some increase," said Dr. John Hellerstedt.
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