CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update – 09-23-2016

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: Friday, September 23, 2016
Contact: CDC Media Relations
404-639-3286

What

Florida health officials’ response this summer to the first identified cases of local transmission and the first identified outbreak of Zika virus infection in the continental United States, including aggressive mosquito control efforts, helped to stop local transmission and reduce the effect on the community, including pregnant women.

Who

CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
Florida Surgeon General and Secretary Celeste Philip, M.D., M.P.H.

When

Friday, September 23, 2016, at 1 P.M. EST

Dial In

Media: 877-918-2315
Non-Media: 877-918-2315
International: 1-312-470-0194
Passcode: CDC Media

Important Instructions 
Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the press conference. If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Transcript
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES