President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion to fight the Zika virus in the United States and other countries. The White House said Monday that most of the money would be spent in the United States on programs to combat the virus, which is spread by mosquitos. These initiatives include mosquito control programs, vaccine research and health care services for low-income pregnant women. President Barack Obama urged calm in an interview that aired on Monday. “The good news is this is not like Ebola, people don’t die of Zika. A lot of people get it and don’t even know they have it,” he told CBS News. “But there shouldn’t be panic on this, this is not something where people are going to die from it. It is something we have to take seriously.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the top federal public health agency. It has reported 50 cases of Zika among U.S. travelers from December 2015 to February 2016. In the latest outbreak, Brazil reported the first case of Zika virus in May 2015.
Title: Obama Seeks $1.8 Billion to Combat Zika
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mosquitos. </span> <span data-start-time='24563' data-end-time='36396'>These initiatives include mosquito control programs, vaccine research and health care services for low-income pregnant women.</span> <span data-start-time='36396' data-end-time='42750'>President Barack Obama urged calm in an interview that aired on Monday. </span> <span data-start-time='42750' data-end-time='49146'>“The good news is this is not like Ebola, people don’t die of Zika. </span> <span data-start-time='49146' data-end-time='54979'>A lot of people get it and don’t even know they have it,” he told CBS News. </span> <span data-start-time='54979' data-end-time='61417'>“But there shouldn’t be panic on this, this is not something where people are going to die from it. </span> <span data-start-time='61417' data-end-time='64792'>It is something we have to take seriously.”</span> <span data-start-time='64792' data-end-time='71938'>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the top federal public health agency. </span> <span data-start-time='71938' data-end-time='82625'>It has reported 50 cases of Zika among U.S. travelers from December 2015 to February 2016.</span> <span data-start-time='82625' data-end-time='90146'>In the latest outbreak, Brazil reported the first case of Zika virus in May 2015.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/819/zika_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' 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