With the report from Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday that 14 people in the state have been infected with the Zika virus most likely through mosquito transmission the concern about outbreaks in the U.S. has intensified.
The news comes on the heels of new research by Northeastern professor Alessandro Vespignani that can help countries in the Americas plan a response.
The new study, along with interactive maps, provides current numbers as well projections for the number of Zika cases in the Americas through January 2017. It also provides projections for the number of microcephaly cases associated with the disease through October 2017, a date chosen to allow for the nine months of pregnancy. Microcephaly is a serious neurological birth defect characterized by a smaller than normal head.
