Levin said the county does not have any of the Zika-transmitting mosquitoes and that if the Aedes mosquito were to show up in the county, air conditioning, cooler weather, the widespread use of window screens and the availability of insecticides would do much to protect residents. Their findings were published August 25 in the journal Cell.
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The two Aedes species of concern, the yellow fever mosquito and the Asian tiger mosquito, are not now found in the county, the department said.
This latest report brings the total number of local infections in the state to 43, state health officials said in a statement Wednesday.
Other, similar viruses can infect babies at birth.
Researchers are also investigating ways to block Zika in the vagina.
Nonetheless, several athletes withdrew from the games, citing Zika worries. Microcephaly causes mental retardation, and affected children never are able to function independently. “But there are more abnormalities to the brain tissue itself, so it’s more than just a small brain”, Wright said.
While little information is being released about the person in Bulloch County who contracted the virus, health officials said it is important to know the case is travel related, meaning the virus was contracted elsewhere.
“She was recently traveling in Latin America”, Levin said. “In pregnant women, vaginal transmission of Zika virus may have a significant impact on the developing fetus”. Earlier this week, Zika-carrying mosquitoes were identified in St. Petersburg, on Florida’s Gulf Coast. “Continue using insect repellent to prevent spreading the virus to mosquitoes in your community upon your return and refrain from unprotected sex so you don’t pass the virus to your partner”. “Pregnant women and others at risk who are recommended for Zika testing need accurate diagnostic tests that provide results quickly to guide decisions about their treatment”.
The women were institute patients from June 2015 to May, according to the report.
A case of Zika virus is confirmed in Ventura County.
Not only that, the virus will likely spread to several other southeastern states, with handfuls of cases cropping up from Texas to SC and even Oklahoma, the scientists added. Symptoms include fever, rash, headaches, joint and muscle aches, and conjunctivitis. Some adults have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare condition typified by weakness and tingling in the extremities.
New research in mice may offer insight into how the Zika virus is transmitted sexually and affects a fetus. They’re also advised to practice safe sex, since the virus can be transmitted by all types of sex. The team said that an immune condition might explain a prolonged infection.
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe birth defects, including microcephaly.
More than 3,000 babies have been born with brain damage in Brazil since 2013, according to estimates from WHO.
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Levin said the chances of contracting the virus in the county “are next to nothing”.
