The patient had flu-like symptoms and sought medical attention; that’s when doctors were able to confirm the person had contracted the Zika virus, a Yolo County health official said.
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Though the ones found in the traps were not carrying the virus, public health officials are warning residents to take extra precaution.
All four mothers had signs of Zika virus during the first trimester of pregnancy.
A spokesman for health board confirmed the virus did not occur naturally in the United Kingdom, but on February 4, there had been six cases diagnosed in United Kingdom travellers. While many people who get the disease don’t exhibit any symptoms, it can be for unsafe for pregnant women, who are advised to avoid travel to countries where Zika is spreading and to do all they can to prevent mosquito bites if they live in a Zika-infested area.
There is now no vaccine for Zika, which is primarily spread via mosquitoes and has infected hundreds of thousands of Central and South Americans.
Pregnant women in general, including those who develop symptoms of Zika virus infection, should see their health care provider for close monitoring. For this reason, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned pregnant women about traveling in the affected countries.
In January this year, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported 3,174 newborns with microcephaly.
Zika virus has been detected in breast milk but there is now no evidence that the virus is transmitted to babies through breastfeeding, it said.
The first case of Zika virus has been reported in Tennessee the state Department of Health announced late Tuesday.
Zika infection during pregnancy is strongly suspected of causing abnormally smaller heads in newborn babies.
Pregnant women should not travel to Zika-affected areas.
But CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden told a congressional committee on Wednesday that much of the effort must be on mosquito control, too, including in southern parts of the USA that harbor the mosquito that spreads the virus.
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Still, Thompson said he is still most concerned about the West Nile virus locally.
