Kuri Morales insisted people to participate and follow the recommendations: wash, cover, turn and throw any container that can collect water, to prevent the proliferation of the mosquito that spreads zika virus, dengue and chikungunya, especially during the next rainy season.
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“The people who we really want to protect from this virus are women who are pregnant or about to become pregnant, and from a regulatory prospective, the FDA says that’s about the highest bar there is”.
The Zika virus was detected in Brazil a year ago and has since caused a huge surge in birth defects.
“Despite this rare incident, there is still no current risk of contracting Zika from mosquitoes in Allegheny County”, department director Karen Hacker said in a statement.
Although Zika has appeared in all but a handful of US states, all known cases so far are travel-related, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
According to the Virginia Department of Health, there are five more cases of Zika in Virginia this week than the 20 there were last week, but the good news is that none of the patients were infected in the commonwealth.
The flows of of airline travellers arriving in European cities from Zika-affected areas of the Americas.
Ricardo Barros insists the August 5-21 games will be safe and there’s minimal risk of contracting Zika for the 350,000-500,000 expected foreign visitors.
Almost 700 infections have been reported in USA states.
Given the scientific evidence that pregnant women with Zika may have babies with microcephaly, a birth defect marked by an abnormally small head and brain damage, global health officials say they wanted to make sure their suggestion is completely unambiguous.
There is no antiviral medication for Zika, which can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her baby during pregnancy or at the time of birth, with severe birth defects possible.
Zika is a mosquito-borne illness that is characterized by a fever, rash and joint pain. A spike in the number of cases of microcephaly, or an abnormally small head, started turning up in Brazil at the end of previous year. Men who had symptoms should wait at least six months before trying, the CDC recommends.
To spur action, my campaign has launched a petition on Change.org that has collected thousands of signatures, and I sent two of my top aides to Puerto Rico to see first-hand what more can be done to combat Zika’s spread. Otherwise, keep in mind to protect yourself and your loved ones from mosquito bites this summer.
Sexual transmission of Zika can be prevented through abstinence or consistent and correct condom use during any type of intercourse, including oral sex.
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The findings could help European public health officials to identify locations and times where the risk for Zika is heightened, he added.
