Addressing Zika in the United States: Polarization, Fragmentation, and Public Health.

• Autores: Scott L. Greer, Phillip M. Singer
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 107, Nº. 6, 2017, págs. 861-862
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An editorial is presented which addresses America's public health funding in relation to a Zika virus outbreak, and it mentions how it took the U.S. Congress 220 days to respond to then-American President Barack Obama's request for emergency Zika virus funding in 2016. Political polarization and the transmission of the Zika virus in Florida and Puerto Rico are examined, along with the fragmentation of the U.S. public health system. A potential fund for public health emergencies is assessed.