Established Aedes-mosquito population could spread the Zika virus in Europe this summer if infected travellers introduce the virus, researchers said. He says the cost of fighting mosquitos that spread diseases like the West Nile Virus is much different than fighting the mosquito that spreads Zika, both in approach and in cost.
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While Florida’s cases to date have originated through foreign travel, the state urges residents and visitors to protect themselves from mosquitoes.
Public health officials say a fourth case of Zika infection has been confirmed in DE resident who had traveled overseas.
In the United States, Zika has only been found in the territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Zika is primarily transmitted through an infected Aedes species mosquito.
Although, the virus is still harmful, and Devine said prevention is key, especially if you’ve recently been somewhere where you could have gotten Zika.
Frieden offered the information while reviewing available resources for states during a video conference call with governors and local officials from nine states identified as most at risk for local transmission of the virus, according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services.
As of May 31, 2016, there have been 591 travel-associated Zika virus disease cases reported in the USA and no locally acquired vector-borne cases reported. The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to a surge in Brazil of the birth defect microcephaly.
Women of child-bearing age who live in an active Zika region should protect themselves from mosquito bites by wearing long-sleeved shirts and long trousers, using mosquito repellent when outside, and staying indoors as much as possible, according to the CDC.
If the method works correctly, then the mosquitoes would mate with females and pass on a gene that kills the eggs to stop the spread of the carrier.
Earlier this year, the Obama administration requested 1.9 billion dollars in emergency funding.
“There’s nearly zero risk” of Zika spreading during the games, Barros said, appealing to the journalists to take that message back to the public in their home countries.
The Zika virus has put health officials across the globe in a hard position about giving advice to couples wanting to start a family.
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The state warns that mosquitoes can breed in as little as a teaspoon or bottle cap of water.
