Later, Workman passed on a short statement from San Diego County Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten, but it provided few specifics. Even if you were to contract Zika, officials would urge you to keep applying repellant because it kills any mosquito that bites you. In Los Angeles County, officials have recently adopted a tactic of appealing to people's emotions, rather than relying solely on cognitive messaging. Mapping is important as health officials do their detective work. Many cities and counties along the coast and border know this and are preparing in sometimes creative ways.

Source: CNN August 04, 2016 17:31 UTC