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• August 05, 2016

  Department Reports Four Additional Travel-Related Zika Cases in Louisiana

  This brings the total to 19 cases of travel-associated Zika confirmed in Louisiana. Although the state of Florida has reported several locally transmitted cases in that state, this is not the situation in Louisiana. Local transmission occurs when an infected mosquito in the area bites another person in the area and transmits the virus. This local transmission is much more likely in the parishes around Lake Pontchartrain than other areas of the state.

• August 04, 2016

  Louisiana Medicaid to Cover Mosquito Repellent for Zika Prevention

  On June 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is now allowing states to pay for mosquito repellent for Medicaid enrollees as a Zika virus prevention measure.

• July 29, 2016

  Department Reports One Additional Travel-Related Zika Case in Louisiana

  Today, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed one additional case of Zika virus. As in all of the other cases in Louisiana, this patient travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after returning, where tests confirmed the viral infection.

• July 27, 2016

  Department Reports Five Additional Travel-Related Zika Cases in Louisiana

  Over the past week, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed five additional cases of Zika virus. Each patient had travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after returning, where tests confirmed the viral infection. This brings the total to 14 cases of travel-associated Zika confirmed in Louisiana. There have been no confirmed cases of local transmission within Louisiana.

• July 21, 2016

  Another Travel-Related Zika Case Confirmed in Louisiana

  The Louisiana Department of Health has received confirmation of one additional case of Zika virus. The patient had travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after returning, where tests confirmed the viral infection.

• July 12, 2016

  One New Travel-Related Zika Case Confirmed in Louisiana

  The Louisiana Department of Health has received confirmation of one additional case of Zika virus from another state laboratory. The patient had travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in another state after returning, where tests confirmed the viral infection.

• July 12, 2016

  One New Travel-Related Zika Case Confirmed in Louisiana

  The Louisiana Department of Health has received confirmation of one additional case of Zika virus from another state laboratory. The patient had travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in another state after returning, where tests confirmed the viral infection.

• July 12, 2016

  One New Travel-Related Zika Case Confirmed in Louisiana

  This is the eighth case of travel-associated Zika confirmed in a Louisiana resident. There have been no confirmed cases of local transmission within Louisiana or in the rest of the 50 states.

• June 24, 2016

  One New Travel-Related Zika Case Confirmed in Louisiana

  The Louisiana Department of Health’s Public Health Laboratory has confirmed one additional case of Zika virus. The patient had travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after, where tests confirmed the viral infection.

• June 16, 2016

  Two New Travel-Related Zika Cases Confirmed in Louisiana

  The Louisiana Department of Health’s Public Health Laboratory has confirmed two more cases of Zika virus. The patients had travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after, where tests confirmed the viral infection.

• May 24, 2016

  Gannett: Zika in La.? ‘I’m very worried,’ LDH secretary says

  Louisiana’s top health official doesn’t mince words when discussing the Zika virus threat to the state.

• May 03, 2016

  State Health Officials Offer Guidance to Prevent Zika Virus Transmission

  Officials with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals have developed a plan to protect the public should an outbreak of Zika virus occur in the state. The multi-part plan is designed to reduce mosquito populations and mobilize against transmission of Zika virus if an outbreak does occur.