MILWAUKEE _Experts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will offer an update on the spread of the Zika virus on Sept. 23 at 2:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall, room 361, 3209 N. Downer Ave. The presentation is free and open to the public.

More than 40 countries and territories in the Americas have experienced outbreaks of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus. The World Health Organization has declared Zika, which is suspected to be linked to birth defects, a global public health emergency. The UWM panel will look at the outbreak and its implications for global maternal and infant health.

Speakers are:

Aaron Buseh, professor of nursing, and an expert in tropical diseases;

Loren Galvao, a medical doctor originally from Brazil and a senior scientist in global health;

Jennifer Weitzel, a registered nurse and clinical instructor of nursing.

Natasha Borges Sugiyama, interim director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, will moderate the panel. She is also an associate professor of political science.

The presentation is co-sponsored by the College of Nursing’s Center for Global Health Equity and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Other supporters include UWM’s Women and Gender Studies, College of Health Sciences, Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, Center for International Education, Global Inclusion and Engagement, Institute of World Affairs and Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding program.

For more information, contact Anne Dressel at banda@uwm.edu.