For what it's worth: WHO Issues Stricter Safe-Sex Guidelines to Prevent Zika (NBCNews).

From spokesman Christian Lindmeier: As always with Zika, they appropriately focus on pregnancies and possible birth defects. As you know, this is also important for men who have unprotected sex with anyone, male or female, who may have been exposed to Zika. The disease may cause numerous neurological symdromes/conditions/etc., as we've discussed.

In the Greater Houston area we've had massive rains and flooding continuing at times through May, including this last weekend and today. I expect local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika to be reported soon, if it hasn't been already. I imagine other Gulf Coast cities and South Atlantic cities from Brownsville to at least Jacksonville are in the same position.

Texas Zika Web Site and PSAs
 

So the State of Texas has started airing PSAs (Public Service Announcements) about Zika on our TV stations. They mention this web site, Zika in Texas. The English and Spanish videos are on YouTube along with various informational PDFs on the Texas Zika site.

We're told to expect another 10" of rain in the next few days. Several area rivers are at historic flood levels, above the levels of April 2016 or May 2015. A Facebook friend reminded me that mosquitoes still breed when it rains.

There's been occasional very short power outages, too, mainly during storms. There's a thunderstorm as I write this.

Onward and upward...

There are new developments with Zika in the Continental US. I don't have time today to post links, but a summary is below.

We know that Zika is sexually transmitted through semen and possibly saliva and is important for men who have sex with both women and men.

In addition to the well-publicized birth defects associated with Zika, there is also the lesser possibility of Zika causing nervous system disorders and diseases in adults, both men and women.

Other STDs such as HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea are better known and have better public education. Although I plan to add a page about sexual health to CFS, it's important today to draw the extra attention of "men-seeking-men" to Zika in addition to the health issues you already know about.

Zika may affect you, someone you have sex with, or even a child you may father.

1. An elderly man in Utah recently died. Postmortem examination showed extremely high levels of the Zika virus in his blood. A caregiver / family member contracted Zika. This was not a case of sexual transmission nor a mosquito bite. Health officials are investigating. The most likely theory is that the virus was passed through a body fluid, possibly blood through an accidental needle stick or something similar.
   
2. A Zika case was reported in Miami-Dade County that is said to be not linked to travel to a Zika-affected area. This is one of the US cities most likely to see mosquito-borne transmission of Zika. Again, health officials are investigating.

Please watch the news for further developments.

~ Bob S.

It is sad how short the attention span is for the US News outlets -

Zika is still a growing issue but is hardly talked about now - and usually only in the context of the Olympics.