Even better, Sofosbuvir is already FDA-approved in the USA, which means it doesn’t need to jump through the usual regulatory hoops before being approved for clinical trials.
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Saying it can be transmitted via saliva is going way past probability.
These states are in proximity to areas where Zika is actively spreading via mosquitoes or where there are a significant number of cases related to other exposures, including sexual transmission. And last month, Florida reported local transmissions that have occurred in Wynwood and Miami Beach. “It shows the system is working properly”, Marks said, adding that there have been no cases of individuals becoming infected through transfusions.
On the 16th day after his return, the woman developed a fever and rash.
Because those symptoms are common, Okoye advises anyone presenting them who has traveled to areas where the virus is prominent, like South America, should visit their medical provider.
“The Cobas Zika test is a blood-screening test for blood donations only”, Roche spokesman Bob Purcell said. The CDC is now working on a vaccination, which Okoye said would be similar to the one for the flu.
Zika was detected in Brazil previous year and has since spread across the Americas.
Of the cases in Puerto Rico, 34 patients had evidence of a flavivirus infection, such as Zika, dengue or Chikungunya, and 10 had confirmed Zika virus infections.
America’s Blood Centers, a network of 63 blood centers with 600 donation sites in 45 US states, is now testing for Zika primarily in Florida, where local transmission has been reported.
Since the public health officials still name mosquitoes as the primary source of transmission, it’s important to continue to protect yourself by using mosquito repellent, wearing long-sleeved shirts and long trousers, and avoiding areas (if possible) where Zika transmission has been detected. Fifty-six suspected cases of Guillain-Barre were reported the first seven months of 2016, of which 34 were linked to infection with Zika or an unspecified flavivirus. But, in rare cases, Guillain-Barré syndrome can result in near-total paralysis.
Possible poor birth outcomes from Zika virus include microcephaly, calcium deposits in the brain, excess fluid in the brain, absent or poorly formed brain structures and abnormal eye development.
We’re not talking about a cure for Zika yet, but the team from Yale University is hoping to find ways to block the mechanism they’ve found, to help give affected babies a better chance of a healthy arrival into the world.
Smith said Thursday that he believes the virus may travel next to Louisiana following recent flooding there.
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But Washington and OR don’t have the right kinds of mosquitoes for that, he said. “If you’ve been in areas where the virus is prominent and you have symptoms, go get checked out”. “We can’t really tell, but we advise to be observant”.
