Harris County Public Health has confirmed a Zika-associated death in a newborn female.
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The ongoing Zika outbreak was first detected previous year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of the birth defect microcephaly.
Shah said there are 28 travel-associated cases of Zika in Harris County and 99 in the state. “This is not only an issue affecting us here in Florida – this is a national issue”.
Joining us to talk about that story and more, including funding for the Zika virus, is U.S. Rep Robin Kelly, a Democrat whose 2nd District includes the area where O’Neal was shot.
He also said it’s virtually impossible that the virus has since been transmitted locally.
The Zika virus has also raised questions about abortion, given the link between the virus and microcephaly in babies born of infected women.
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott said on Tuesday that there are four new cases of people likely infected with Zika through mosquito bites in the Miami area.
“Recent test results confirmed the baby’s condition and link to Zika”. In April, Clinton sent two deputies to study the virus in Puerto Rico, the territory with the first U.S. Zika cases.
Texas has reported 97 cases of Zika, including two infants with microcephaly. This is Hernando and Monroe counties first travel-related cases of Zika.
And in June, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would have provided $1.1 billion in funding to fight Zika, accusing Republicans of filling the bill with unrelated and politically charged provisions like restrictions on Planned Parenthood, the women’s health organization. “However, in order to best protect the 20 million people in Florida and our many visitors from the spread of Zika, I can not waste any time on disappointment”. “Today, we have learned that there are four new individuals that have local transmissions of Zika in our state, likely through a mosquito bite”, Scott said in a statement.
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In a March post on Medium, Clinton said while there is “a lot we need to do, and fast” about Zika, Congress should first “meet President Obama’s request for $1.8 billion in emergency appropriations to fight” the mosquito borne virus. Despite the potential birth defects associated with the virus, Florida Sen. There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat Zika virus infection.
