A Virus Many Forgot About Just Showed up Again in the U.S.

NJ reports first case of Zika virus in six years. Here's what to know.

The virus typically comes with mild symptoms but is dangerous for pregnant people.

A virus many forgot about just showed up again in the U.S.

Six years after New Jersey last reported a case of Zika virus, state health officials have confirmed an infection in a Middlesex County resident, marking the state’s first known case since 2020 and highlighting how international travel continues to reintroduce diseases that many Americans may have considered a thing of the past, according to a CDC report,

Zika virus returns to N.J. for the first time since 2020

A Middlesex County resident has become New Jersey’s first confirmed case of Zika virus since 2020, according to the state health department.