Lakey, Other Doctors Concerned about Zika

TYLER — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is getting plenty of attention from Texas physicians and public health experts, including one based at UT Health Northeast. As the mercury climbs and mosquitoes buzz in greater numbers, doctors are worried that Zika will again be a major threat to unborn children. Dr. David Lakey says the public can fight Zika by eliminating mosquito breeding grounds — and taking precautions when visiting areas where the disease is prevalent. According to Lakey, “Transmission of mosquitoes, that’ll probably be limited to the southern part of our state, but I expect that there’s gonna be travelers returning throughout the state of Texas that’ll be infected.” In people, Zika causes headaches, fever, nausea — and potentially, a range of birth defects in unborn children.