Louisiana Police Zika Meth Warning Goes Viral

Louisiana Police Zika Meth Warning Goes Viral
An Aedes Aegypti mosquito—that transmits the Zika virus—on human skin in a lab in Cali, Colombia, on Jan. 25, 2016. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Have you heard the one about Zika in meth? It went viral.

When Police in the small city of Harahan, Louisiana offered to test people’s meth for the Zika virus, their Facebook post picked up over 300,000 views, along with hundreds of comments from amused, bemused, as well as a few enraged internet users, and sparked international press coverage.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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