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Over 600 cases of Zika virus have been reported in the United States as of June 1st, according to the 

 in emergency funds to combat spread of the virus, but the request was put on hold while Congress was on spring break.

As Congress returns to work this week, MPR News reporter Euan Kerr asks what we know about the virus, its vectors and what the public health response will look like at the Olympics and in the US. 

, co-director of the Georgetown Center for Infectious Disease and 

, associate professor of pediatrics - tropical medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.

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Very little was known about the Zika virus before May 2015. Euan Kerr speaks with two researchers about what we've learned in the fight against Zika.

Over 600 cases of Zika virus have been reported in the United States, as of June 1. The White House asked for $1.9 billion in emergency funds to combat spread of the virus, but the request was put on hold while Congress was on spring break. As lawmakers return to office this week, MPR News reporter Euan Kerr asked what we know about the virus, its vectors and what the public health response will look like at the Olympics and in the US. He spoke with Paul Roepe of the Georgetown Center for Infection Disease, and professor Kristy Murray. 6/6/16

Zika Virus: What we know

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