Zika Virus Might Have Been Transmitted By Mosquito For 1st Time In U.S.

By Suzanne McCarroll
DENVER (CBS4) – Health officials in Florida are looking into whether, for the first time in the U.S., the Zika virus has been transmitted by a mosquito.
Health officials theorize that what could have happened is that a person returning to the U.S. with the Zika virus was bitten by an uninfected mosquito which then went on to spread the illness to others.
Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University Medical Center says it’s a possibility.“We anticipated th