UTMB is one of four universities across the country to receive a $10 million grant from the CDC to establish a center to address emerging and exotic vector-borne diseases. In all, the CDC awarded about $184 million to various states, cities and departments to help deal with vector-borne diseases such as Zika. This news was reported many different broadcast and print outlets including Houston Chronicle, KHOU, KRGV, Compton Herald, Guidry News, AgriLife.org, The Eagle, KLBJ-AM, Albuquerque Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, The Valley Morning Star, The Galveston County Daily News, Texas Medical Center News and many other outlets across the country.