India’s Ministry of External Affairs said it had asked the Singapore government if any of its nationals were among those diagnosed with the Zika virus, but had yet to hear back.
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The woman developed a rash a week after her return and later tested positive for Zika in her urine, he said.
The authorities in Singapore on Thursday confirmed the first case of Zika in a pregnant woman, while the number of infections since the weekend has risen to 115, according to local media reports.
“We have also been informed that the patients are presented with mild symptoms and have either recovered or recovering”, he said. “Proactive action from the community can help stop the spread of Zika virus in Malaysia”.
Such operations include fogging and eliminating breeding sites of Aedes mosquitoes, which were found to carry the Zika virus in affected countries.
The infected person, who is a non-pregnant female, recently returned from traveling to an area with on-going Zika transmission by mosquitoes in Mexico.
The Zika virus can be sexually transmitted and is known to persist in the semen for as long as six months. One major defect is microcephaly, who can lead to smaller heads than normal kids in babies.
Zika is mainly transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito, including Aedes aegypti that carries dengue. She began to exhibit symptoms of rash on August 28 and was tested positive on August 30, according to a press release from the ministry.
BCHD and CDC recommend that pregnant women not travel to areas where Zika virus is spreading. Zika can cause many developmental disorders in a foetus, the most commonly reported disorder now being microcephaly.
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Scott, a Republican, has repeatedly called on Congress to send the president a Zika funding bill, calling the issue one of urgent global importance. The first case of Zika infection came to light in Singapore last month where a 47-year-old woman was a victim. The 2015-2016 Zika outbreak seems to have been caused by the Asian Zika virus that originated in south east Asia but made its way to South America having possible undergone mutations and turned virulent on the way.
