Zika Response & Success Stories
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As CDC experts work 24/7 in response to the Zika virus disease, they support the response in many different capacities. CDC’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated for Zika on January 22, 2016, and moved to a level 1 activation—the highest level – on February 8, 2016. The EOC is the command center for monitoring and coordinating the emergency response to Zika, bringing together CDC scientists with expertise in arboviruses like Zika, reproductive health, birth defects, developmental disabilities, and travel health. Learn more about what CDC is doing.
Mississippi State Department of Health
Lisa Moore, Community Health Director for District 1 (left) provides Zika prevention information during the Grenada Health Summit.
South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) hosted a forum for state and local leaders focused on stopping the spread of Zika.
Tennessee Department of Health
Tori Ponson, from the Tennessee Department of Health, provides updates to healthcare providers regarding new state legislature on Zika.
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
During a California Department of Public Health event, staff from the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program promote Zika awareness.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health developed educational materials in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian-Creole for women and men travelling to areas with risk of Zika virus.
NYC Zika Response Team
Members of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Zika Response Team developed educational materials for provider and community outreach.
Panayotta Delinois
For three weeks in September 2016, Panayotta Delinois worked in a Florida laboratory, performing a job that is critical for CDC’s response to Zika, yet unfamiliar to many.
Strategic National Stockpile Responders
During early stages of the response, stockpile personnel assembled and shipped Zika Prevention Kits to areas with known Zika virus infections.
Amy Gargis
As a leader of the Zika laboratory team, Amy Gargis played a major role in making significant updates to CDC’s Zika testing guidance.
Peggy Honein
Peggy Honein’s team has been hard at work creating public health messages, tracking cases in pregnant women and their infants, and learning as much as they can about Zika and pregnancy.
Kamelya Hinson
When Kamelya Hinson traveled to American Samoa to help the US territory fight the Zika outbreak, she did not realize how difficult it would be to spend Mother’s Day away from her daughters.
Sarah Tinker
As a disease detective with CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Sarah Tinker was ready to go when she was asked to give Colombia some much-needed help.
Christina Nelson
Christina Nelson is among a large group of CDC responders who have worked around the clock to combat Zika.
New Orleans Prepares for Zika
US cities need to follow New Orleans’ lead and proactively prepare for local transmission of the virus from the bite of an infected mosquito.
Daniel Pastula
Dr. Daniel Pastula has been working with CDC to investigate the link between Zika and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).
Morgan Hennessey
CDC disease detective Morgan Hennessey was among the first group of responders to help fight Zika.
- Page last reviewed: August 3, 2017
- Page last updated: August 3, 2017
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