Public health officials in the Cayman Islands have confirmed a fourth case of imported zika virus contracted by a returning resident.
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Severe microcephaly can involve brain damage.
Health officials said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 that two babies have been born with Zika-related defects in California. No other details regarding the mothers and their babies were provided by health officials, the Los Angeles Times reported.
In addition to actively monitoring all pregnant women infected with Zika, the babies born with microcephaly linked to the disease will receive medical treatment and monitoring for one year. “I’d like to emphasize that what we do not know about Zika, its effects and its spread remains greater than what we do know”, Smith said.
“Our surveillance activities include working with hospitals and other health care providers who notify us if and when a possible Zika case is diagnosed”, said Dr.
The impact immediately appeared to be more successful than earlier mosquito control techniques, said Dr Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Likewise, the department says 52 individuals from the community have been tested – six tested positive but did not show symptoms.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $5.1 million to InBios for further Zika preparedness on Monday.
Pregnant women should be tested for the Zika virus at each prenatal visit, according to the CDC.
Aedes aegypti mosquito, which may carry the Zika virus or dengue fever. State officials don’t have follow-up information for her, but they are reaching out to authorities in that country, Smith added.
Zika virus can be spread through bites from mosquitos as well as through sexual activity.
“There has been a slight increase in the number of countries globally that have reported evidence of mosquito-borne zika virus transmission”, he said. The symptoms last for several days to a week after being bitten.
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The virus circulates about seven days.
