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MI SR0200
Resolution
AI Summary
- Urges Congress to pass legislation funding efforts to combat the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne infection spread by sexual contact with no available vaccine
- Notes Zika causes congenital and neurological birth defects in fetuses of infected pregnant women, with CDC reporting nearly 3,000 travel-associated and 43 locally-acquired cases in the United States
- References President Obama's February 2016 request for $1.9 billion in funding for vaccine research, diagnosis acceleration, mosquito control, surveillance, and public health education
- Highlights that $600 million in transferred Ebola prevention funds allocated to Zika efforts are expected to be exhausted by September 30, 2016
- Requires copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to pass legislation that funds efforts to combat the Zika virus.
Zika virus
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Health Policy
9/20/2016
Committee Referrals
Health Policy9/20/2016
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