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Health Roundup

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Mosquito season has arrived and with it concern about the Zika virus. Already, there have been hundreds of cases reported involving U.S. travelers including two from Mecklenburg County. Now, the county is ramping up efforts to keep mosquitos in check. Plus, health officials say a superbug that can’t be held back by antibiotics has arrived in the U.S.  We sit down with Mecklenburg’s health director and an expert on infectious diseases.

Guests
Dr. Marcus Plescia
- health director, Mecklenburg County Health Department 

Dr. Kate Passaretti - medical director of infection prevention, Carolinas Healthcare System 

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