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Four samples from American Samoa for Zika return positive, epidemic declared (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2016 OP
It will be epidemic here, too, come warmer weather Warpy Feb 2016 #1

Warpy

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1. It will be epidemic here, too, come warmer weather
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:17 PM
Feb 2016

However, best information suggests that people are immune after infection with the disease, that most cases are very mild, and that it poses a threat only to pregnant women. Once there is a large enough pool of immune people, the virus will become rarer. It will be a very tough few years for women of childbearing age until that happens.

This disease has been such a mild one that it hasn't been thoroughly studied. There is a chance it has mutated. I hope it hasn't.

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