WASHINGTON — More than 30 active-duty American service members — including a pregnant woman — have contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus in countries where the disease has been identified, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday. The Pentagon has informed service members in affected areas to take precautions, Major Sakrisson said, and pregnant women in affected areas are being given the option of relocating. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Army is working with outside scientists to develop a Zika virus, military officials said. The epidemic is now affecting Puerto Rico, with two percent of recent blood donors there reportedly infected, and hundreds of pregnant women testing positive. Last week Florida officials reported the first signs of local transmission of Zika in the continental United States, in a Miami neighborhood.

Source: New York Times August 03, 2016 17:39 UTC