Increase in Zika cases in the US

Nearly 300 pregnant women have tested positive for the Zika virus in the US and its territories.

The Centers for Disease Control says the number of infections is likely to rise as mosquito numbers grow during the summer months.

Steve Mort reports from Florida.

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With the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reporting 157 American women who are both pregnant and infected with the Zika Virus, U.S. President Barack Obama says, the epidemic must be taken seriously.

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The two chambers of the U.S. Congress remain in disagreement about how to pay for efforts to combat the Zika virus, but U.S. President Barack Obama wants lawmakers to compromise.

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