Maryland officials to discuss Zika virus prevention


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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are scheduled to discuss plans and prevention strategies for fighting the Zika virus if it appears in the state.

The town hall meeting is set for Thursday evening in Silver Spring at the Dennis Avenue Health Center.

Howard Haft, deputy director of public health for the state health department, is scheduled to speak. His talk will be followed by an update on local activities related to prevention and protection from the virus.

Dr. Ulder Tillman, Montgomery County's health officer, and Earl Stoddard, director of the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, also are scheduled to speak.

The virus is transmitted by infected mosquitoes that have actively been transmitting the virus in the Caribbean, South America and Central America. There has been no local transmission from Maryland mosquitoes.

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