“Mosquito virus is already here and a single bite of mosquito to a human infected with the Zika virus can spread out in the Philippines because of the mobility of the people”, said DOH regional director Dr. Napoleon Arevalo.
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Myrna Bonaldo, who headed the Fiocruz team behind the discovery, said she was particularly surprised the virus was found in urine because Zika is generally thought not to thrive in acidic mediums.
Buying was also spurred by an increase in cases of dengue, another virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
On Thursday, the Northeast Texas Public Health District hosted a media conference to educate the community about the Zika virus. To date, there have been no reports of sexual transmission of Zika virus from infected women to their sex partners.
“We will certainly be prioritizing our ability to test. Therefore the first priority would be pregnant women…”, said Dr George.
The child who was diagnosed with the disease has now recovered.
Florida’s warm climate, year-round mosquitoes and revolving door of worldwide travelers make it vulnerable to the Zika virus, but local governments here have a history of fighting off outbreaks before they become widespread. Zika is spreading rapidly in the Americas, and has been linked to a spike in birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil.
Transfusions in the two cases were traced to separate donors who had Zika, both of whom reported having suffered symptoms days after they gave blood.
Woods added that CarePoint has a procedure in place if pregnant women say they have recently traveled to a Zika-affected country.
Typically, only a fifth of those afflicted with Zika notice its mild symptoms, including a moderate fever and a rash.
And now abortion advocates along with the United Nations are capitalizing on the confusion and hoopla surrounding the virus to advance their own agenda against pre-born babies, and all in the name of “health”.
The virus has spread so quickly because our bodies don’t have antibodies to fight the virus and are not immune to the Zika virus.
Pregnant women and their male sex partners should discuss the male partner’s potential exposures and history of Zika-like illness with the pregnant woman’s health care provider (http://www.cdc.gov/zika/symptoms/). Those concerns may have played a role in Gov. Scott’s decision to declare a public health emergency.
Regina Rodrigues Alves, who hawks kitty-ear tiaras, pirate eye patches, made-in-China plastic crowns and other Carnival essentials at a stand in Rio’s beachfront Ipanema neighborhood, says sales have been appreciably down from a year ago.
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Officials say there was no Zika in Smith County’s mosquito population back in 2015, but that could change.
