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Travel Related Zika Cases Hit Nebraska

Travel Related Zika Cases Hit Nebraska

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Two men from northeast Nebraska are the latest cases of travel-related Zika virus.

The middle-aged men are the fifth and sixth cases of the disease in the state.

Nebraska Extension entomologist Jonathan Larson says Zika won’t spread  with such a small number infected.

Larson says conditions are not favorable for the spread of the Zika virus.

He says experts are monitoring for another type that has been found in the state in the past.

You can prevent mosquito breeding conditions by getting rid of standing water around your home.

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