They’re the first locally transmitted cases of the virus in the United States. “Pregnant women who must travel to one of these areas should strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito bites and speak with a health care provider upon return”.
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Scott has been holding roundtables across the state and on Wednesday held a midday call with Visit Florida and tourism leaders about Zika preparedness. Health officials will check their hearing, vision and development, said Dr. Connie Mitchell, deputy director of the Center for Family Health. It causes milder symptoms in other people, most commonly a raised rash.
The CDC on Monday issued an unprecedented travel warning that advised pregnant women and their partners to avoid the Wynwood area in Miami – the first time the agency has warned people against traveling to an American neighborhood for fear of infection.
In a release from Texas Medicaid officials, the department said it will cover two cans of mosquito repellent per month for women between the ages of 10 and 45 or who are pregnant as a way to combat the Zika virus.
Zika is being spread by mosquitoes in the state, according to the Florida Department of Health, with 15 cases confirmed in Miami-Dade County.
On the other hand, a senior State Department official confirmed that there are two US diplomats overseas who had contracted the virus.
14 cases of locally transmitted Zika cases have popped up in areas near Miami. Previously, free testing had been limited to pregnant women living in a one-square-mile zone north of downtown Miami where the state believes the virus is being actively spread by mosquitoes. Health officials also reported three new travel-related Zika infections in Miami-Dade on Tuesday, raising the statewide total to 336 people who acquired the disease overseas.
Bauer says it’s too soon to know how Zika will affect his caseload. But is the basis of this concern well founded and what impact will Zika virus have on the Games?
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Against the backdrop of so much uncertainty, Bauer and other South Florida doctors are doing what they can to help expectant mothers and their babies. “But there’s a small fraction of what we do that’s really hard”.
