Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Zika mosquito-borne virus, the country’s Ministry of Health announced.
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According to the statement, Cambodia found a Zika case in 2010, but the patient had recovered and since then, no such case has been reported.
Only one of the four cases is likely to develop symptoms, such as low-grade fever, joint pain, red eyes, rash, muscle pain, physical weakness, lethargy and headaches, which may last from two to seven days. There have been reports of microcephaly and other poor pregnancy outcomes in babies of mothers who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant.
The National Health Institute reported that Colombia now has 20,297 cases of Zika infection, including 2,116 in pregnant women.
WHO will convene an emergency committee meeting to discuss the Zika virus next Monday to ascertain whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of global concern.
This article was written by The Associated Press.
Since 2014, Zika cases were reported in the U.S. and imported cases have been confirmed in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
The CDC has said that Zika is not expected to pose as much of a threat to the U.S.as it has to Brazil and other countries in the region.
Meanwhile, Colombian authorities have ordered hospitals to prepare, as the government expects more than 600,000 people to become infected with the virus.
The main effort of the prevention efforts was to prevent the reproduction of Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue fever and the Zika virus to humans, Andi said.
The Zika virus, which is rapidly spreading in central and South America, can cause birth defects.
The outbreak has sparked health warnings and eradication campaigns, with Brazil deploying troops and Colombia launching a mass fumigation campaign to fight mosquitoes. She said scientists seem to agree the virus doesn’t stay in people bodies for very long. Therefore, DSHSrecommends that all travelers returning to Texas from areas affected by Zika avoid mosquito bites for one week following return or following onset of illness.
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The Zika virus crisis continues to bounce around the globe with no known Zika vaccine or cure once infected.
