“The point is making sure that we win the battle against the mosquito, making sure that the people who have already been infected, especially the women and their kids; if and when affected, get the best assistance possible”.
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Republican Gov. Rick Scott said nine cases had been confirmed in Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Lee and Santa Rosa counties and all appear to be “travel-associated”.
It said two more patients were in Catalonia, two in Castile and Leon, one in Murcia and one in the capital Madrid.
The Zika virus is an infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, which are not native to Northern Ireland so the risk to the population is extremely small, the PHA said.
The emergency order authorizes the state’s agriculture department to take action to combat the problem, such as spraying against mosquitoes in the areas.
In recent months, the virus has steadily spread from Africa to the Pacific islands and to Central and South America. The full list now includes the lower half of the Americas.
The county subsequently tweeted that the virus was contracted from someone who had traveled to Venezuela, and that a second case of Zika imported from Venezuela has also been documented.
The virus is primarily spread by mosquitoes, and can lead to birth defects if a pregnant woman is infected. “If you are pregnant and thinking of travelling to a place with Zika spreading… don’t”.
Brazil said it was sending more than 500,000 personnel out to clean up mosquito breeding grounds and advise people about the disease. “What we know is the vast majority of spread is going to be from mosquitoes”, Frieden added.
“This is not a life threatening infection, and this infection is not transmitted by mosquitoes in the U.S.”, Ali said.
The discovery of the virus in Ireland is not unexpected as other European countries have also reported cases involving travel to Zika-infected areas.
There have been no reported cases of Zika transmission in OH, according to the Centers for Disease Control. “The bottom-line for the public in the continental USA remains the same”, Dr. Tom Frieden said. “This needs to be further investigated to understand the conditions and how often or likely sexual transmission is, and whether or not other body fluids are implicated”, World Health Organization spokesman Gregory Härtl said.
That’s what happened in Dallas.
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In most cases, illness related to Zika is mild, but the virus has been linked to a rare birth defects causing brain abnormalities.
