KUSA 9News At Noon August 26, 2016
Be screened for the zika virus. Testing is already under way in puerto rico and areas of florida where there have been outbreaks of the mosquitoborn illness. But todays advisory expands zika screening to every blood bank in the country and all of the territories. Officials say this will ensure that safe blood will be available for all americans who need a transfusion. Just last month, the fda ordered Blood Centers in miami and Fort Lauderdale to stop accepting donations ti , now, there is some promising news regarding zekea. Officials from the World Health Organization say so far they have rec...