dr. christopher perkins, do/ dallas co. health & human services, medical director)) "this particular person, resident of dallas county had not traveled out of the country or the county for that matter, was exposed to someone that had in the tropical regions where the virus is circulating." ((dr. tom frieden/ cdc director)) "it is no surprise that there may be rare sexual transmission of zika. there have been a couple of in the world literature before. but the overwhelming way that zika is spread is by mosquito." there are more than 30 confirmed cases of the zika virus in the country. all, except the most recent patient, were infected overseas as the virus rapidly spreads throughout latin america and the caribbean. but there are no reports of zika being transmitted by mosquitoes within the u-s. ((dr. tom frieden/ cdc director)) "everything we've seen so far doesn't suggest that they'll be a widespread outbreak of zika in the us." the virus is linked to a serious birth defect that abnormally small heads. dallas county officia

dr. christopher perkins/dallas county health and human services)"dallas county health and human services has received confirmation of a zika case associated with acquiring locally. we have received confirmation that it has spread otherwise through sexual activity."the c-d-c, confirming tuesday that the first case of zika acquired inside the u-s.... was transmitted sexually.zika has been linked to a birth disorder in newborns......that results in babies born with abnormally small heads. ....causing severe developmental issues and sometimes death.perhaps worse, infected patients often report no symptoms...those mothers -- sometimes left to discover they have the virus only after the damage to their unborn children is already done. i'm reid binion, reporting. 3 3 3 we have an update this morning on the helicopter crash that killed 12 marines off of the coast of hawaii. search crews have now recovered some of the remains of those marines. one of the marines, sergeant jeffrey is still not known if his remains were among those found. the crash happened january 14th. salvage crews are still wor

dr. christopher perkins/dallas county health and human services)"dallas county health and human services has received confirmation of a zika case associated with acquiring locally. we have received confirmation that it has spread otherwise through sexual activity."the c-d-c, confirming tuesday that the first case of zika acquired inside the u-s.... was transmitted sexually.zika has been linked to a birth disorder in newborns......that results in babies born with abnormally small heads. ....causing severe sometimes death.perhaps worse, infected patients often report no symptoms...those mothers -- sometimes left to discover they have the virus only after the damage to their unborn children is already done. i'm reid binion, reporting. 3 3 a proposal to change health bebeefits for thousands of state employees could be devastating. that is the word from some state workers with haywood county schools. the superintendent and assistant superintendent say they were just notified about the proposal on monday. it would eliminate the popular 80-20 plan, even for retirees. it also recommends eliminat

dr. christopher perkins, dallas county health and human services) in dallas county we have received confirmation that it was spread otherwise, through sexual activity experts say the infection by itself is not dangerous but there is an alarming link to a condition called microcephaly, in which women infected while pregnant can give birth to babies with small heads and underdeveloped brains. (seema yasmin, m.d.) that's the important thing to remember. this isn't a huge health concern for the majority of people but we do know for pregnant women this could be something very concerning. so concerning, the c.d.c is telling women who are, or could be pregnant not to travel to zika-affected areas or have unprotected sex with men who have. delta and united airlines, along with the department of defense, are allowing pregnant employees to opt- out of assignments in those places. at the epicenter of the outbreak, summer olympics host, brazil. as the country prepares for carnival this week, it's also finalizing a public more than 200- thousand troops. in washington, i'm dianne gallagher. nevada health offi