Will Zika virus outbreak take hold in the U.S.?

Will Zika spread in the U.S.?

What are the chances of a large outbreak of Zika virus in the United States?

CBS News spoke with Dr. Thomas Frieden, who runs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to hear the answer to that question.

Dr. Thomas Frieden CBS News

"We have two things going for us. First, the mosquitoes are not present at all in most of the country and they're present in much lower numbers where they are present," he said.

To see what else the U.S. has going for it when it comes to the Zika virus, and what else Dr. Frieden has to say, watch the video above.

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