Health alert urges Zika testing in Rio Grande Valley

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An alert issued for six Rio Grande Valley counties urges health providers to consider the possibility of Zika infection in their patients and to test those with symptoms.
Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Willacy and Zapata counties were included in the Texas Department of State Health Services alert on Monday.
The department recommends testing pregnant women who live in the warned area and have at least two of the four most common Zika symptoms (fever, rash, joint p