But there may be some confusion about what it means and how we are affected. It’s unclear whether his case has been counted in official numbers reported Wednesday.
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To prevent or reduce the number of mosquitoes transmitting the virus, Ettestad advises Eddy County residents to clean any items that contain standing water, including flower pots and bird ponds, once a week and to bring in toys left outside after a rain storm.
The mosquito that carries Zika has been found in portions of Riverside County, including Corona, Riverside, the Coachella Valley, and parts of the San Jacinto Valley. Initially, little was known about the implications of the infection.
Pregnant mothers, and their unborn babies face the greatest threat from Zika, which can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, and may be associated with microcephaly. “The extra funding will address the need for building a robust and sustainable surveillance system and enhance our Mosquito Commission’s control capacity to keep any Zika outbreak to a minimum”. Just a few short months ago the CDC had estimated an increase in the likelihood that the approaching summer months would bring forth more cases of the virus, especially in the southern states due to environmental conditions.
Although, I’m sure by now the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials – like those in say…
The Texas baby’s death is the second reported Zika fatality in the United States.
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The patient recently had a houseguest from Brazil, where an explosive epidemic past year led to almost 166,000 suspected infections and has been tied to birth defects in hundreds of newborns.
Rios recommends women who are having intercourse while pregnant to use condoms for the duration of their pregnancies. While abortion is legal in the USA, many countries in Latin America face insurmountable barriers because abortion is legally restricted.
Both at home and overseas, the impact of this virus follows existing socioeconomic inequities.
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Meanwhile, the CDC has continued to update its guidance for clinicians (emergency.cdc.gov) on the Zika virus and its transmission, including issuing specific testing protocols (www.cdc.gov) for those who may have been exposed to the virus. Fifty-seven of those cases are in pregnant women. The former are mainly concentrated in the southern USA, including Florida, Texas and Southern California. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo. The president and Congress have to work together. We commend Murray and U.S. Sen. “It’s affecting all of us”.
