BREAKING: CDC: All pregnant women should be assessed for Zika exposure during each prenatal visit

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   All pregnant women should take steps to prevent mosquito bites, said CDC director Tom Frieden. The mosquito species that spreads Zika, the Aedes aegypti, lives in 30 states, in addition to territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The federal health agency says doctors should ask pregnant women about their travel histories to see if they need to be tested for Zika. Pregnant women who live in or frequently travel to Miami's Wynwood neighborhood, where Zika is spreading, should be tested in the first and second trimester of pregnancy. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM       You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: bgshopwithus13.gossippage@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE please click here.     Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2016 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108