The patient has fully recovered and is not pregnant, according to the department.
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Florida has more confirmed Zika cases than any other state, according to the CDC, which has reported 107 cases in the continental United States as of February 24.
BRASILIA, March 1 The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus has risen to 4,863 from 4,690 a week earlier, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
“This is a constantly changing and evolving situation”, Chan said. Other uncertainties surround the incubation period of the virus and how Zika interacts with other viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes, such as dengue. It was first discovered in Uganda in 1947, and it did not spread to South and Central America until 2015.
The CDC recommends that pregnant women consider postponing any upcoming travel to Zika-affected areas.
Almost 80 percent of people infected with the virus will have no symptoms. In a joint statement, WSDH and the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) said the baby tested negative for Zika virus.
In related news, the Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) and its partners in Spokane yesterday announced that a woman in her twenties who is a USA citizen who traveled to an area where Zika virus is circulating and got sick with the virus while pregnant has delivered a baby with no apparent complications. Sexual transmission is less common.
Brazil has declared a public health emergency over Zika, which may be linked to thousands of cases of the microcephaly birth defect that is marked by undersized heads and underdeveloped brains.
OH officials are gathering to discuss the state’s readiness for handling Zika virus scenarios ahead of the mosquito season that begins in May.
CDC, in January, issued a travel advisory for people planning to travel to countries where the virus is prevalent. The first was in a Mason County, Washington male who recently traveled to a Zika affected area.
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Efforts to control the spread of the virus focus on eliminating mosquito breeding sites and taking precautions against mosquito bites such as using insect repellent and mosquito nets.
