There is not now a vaccine for the virus. Experts, though, have said mosquito transmission in the U.S.is expected to occur at least in southern states this summer. “Three months in an epidemic is an eternity”, Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters last month.
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The guidance update also recommends men who are partners of pregnant women living in Zika virus affected regions to practice safe sex or completely abstain from sexual activity for the entire duration of the pregnancy. Ron Klain, who headed the White House’s response to Ebola, recently met with Coons about the issue and said in an interview that it’s unclear how many people could be infected with Zika in the U.S. “We don’t know how big or how widespread it will be”. So far, Zika is only present in U.S. territories of Puerto Rico American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
One case is a male Missouri resident who had traveled to the Dominican Republic; another is a male MA resident visiting Missouri who sought assistance from a health care provider.
Jamaica announced this week that it will require Zika tests for all pregnant women.
The Florida Department of Health Administrator Mark Lander wants to remind Hamilton County residents that mosquito season is in full force and residents should be taking precautions to prevent mosquito bites. The CDC has confirmed the link between Zika and the developmental defect microcephaly, among others. Until April, Zika tests were only available through the CDC and only used in qualified laboratories designated by the CDC. In coordination with the State Department of Public Health, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) will carry out their annual mosquito trapping and testing program at 91 locations (including 3 sites in Greenwich) throughout the State from June through October 2016. Bill Nelson (D-Fl) to boost funding for local mosquito control efforts. Osceola has reported six, and Seminole four.
The biggest expense on that list will be to pay for more workers to spray for mosquitoes. The truck also sprays at the city’s recreation fields at Volanta Park every morning because of the high volume of children there in the evenings. He said he noticed a big difference while doing yard work.
Zika is spread by infected mosquitoes.
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Duval County sprays on a case-by-case basis if a customer calls in and expresses a concern. The Aedes albopictus mosquito is an aggressive daytime biter that is strongly attracted to humans and can breed in any container (large or small) that collects water.
