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Health officer briefs commission on Zika: travel guidance, vector control steps, no vaccine yet
Summary
San Francisco health officer Tomas Aragon told the Health Commission that Zika transmission is tied to Aedes mosquitoes, that WHO has declared an international public‑health emergency, and that San Francisco is strengthening vector control and clinician advisories while most local cases remain travel‑related.
Dr. Tomas Aragon, San Francisco’s health officer, briefed the Health Commission on the evolving Zika virus situation and the department’s local preparedness steps.
Aragon summarized the global context: the Pan American Health Organization issued early alerts in 2015 and the World Health Organization declared the Zika outbreak in Latin America a public‑health emergency of international concern. He said Zika is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and that reports from affected countries have linked the infection to…
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