The Wolf Administration has unveiled a new strategy for dealing with the Zika virus. It aims to bolster surveillance, mitigation, and response efforts for the virus.
The Pennsylvania Zika Virus Response Plan has several goals. They include enhancing the State Department of Health’s surveillance of Zika cases in residents, and developing a plan that will enable DOH to test for the virus without using CDC laboratories.
The plan also calls for enhanced DEP surveillance and control of mosquitoes linked to Zika, and collaboration between state agencies to educate pregnant women and the public about important Zika virus messages.
