Center for Disease Control (CDC) Issues $25M To Fight Zika Virus

Zika virus spreads to people primarily through certain mosquitoes. The CDC has awarded $25 million in funding to states, cities and territories to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus infection and associated adverse health outcomes. The funding became available Friday and can be used through June 2017. The CDC funding criteria was based on risk of local transmission, history of outbreaks and size of the population. The CDC said the funds can be used to identify and investigate a possible outbreak of Zika in their communities, coordinate response across all levels of government and non-governmental partners, and and identify and connect families affected by Zika to community services.