Asked to quantify the risk to the United States, Frieden declined to predict how many Zika cases might be seen in the continental United States in the coming months. This means that the country could see an uptick in cases-and its first instances of insect-borne transmission-of Zika, which recent research has linked to birth defects such as microcephaly.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atalanta, Ga. main entrance. Last Saturday, officials announced that several potential cases of Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses were being investigated on Oahu.
Zika has spread quickly to more than 30 places in Latin America and the Caribbean since a year ago.
After Brazilian health officials were criticized for their slow response to the outbreak of the Zika virus, awareness campaigns have focused on getting information about the virus to every corner of the globe.
The latest scientific knowledge about the Zika virus, its effects on pregnant women, and mosquito control practices were shared during the summit. Health officials expect a few pockets of activity but have said the USA impact will likely be limited because most people in the highest risk areas have air conditioning or are protected from mosquitoes by window screens.
Celeste Philip and a ten-member delegation traveled to Atlanta for the U.S. Zika Action Plan Summit hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The hope is those resources will come in the form of $1.9 billion in emergency funding President Barack Obama requested from Congress in February. At the same time, almost half the country lacks any kind of mosquito control, health officials said Friday.
Amy Pope, the White House deputy homeland security advisor, said the federal government has already diverted some of the funds from global Ebola efforts for Zika efforts in Puerto Rico. Jeanne Sheffield, M.D., director of maternal-fetal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, offers some tips on Zika virus relating to pregnancy and sexual transmission. The virus is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, which is common in warm climates.
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The first infection case in South Korea raised some concerns over the possible spread of the virus here following an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome past year.
