According to the Galveston County Health District (GCHD), a woman between the ages of 20 and 30 was infected while on a recent trip overseas and no evidence suggests the virus was transmitted locally.
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After widespread reports and more cases popping up, we’re now one step closer to stopping the Zika virus.
“We’re robbing Peter to pay Paul”, he said.
University of Toronto professor of medicine and infectious disease expert Jay Keystone said he isn’t surprised to see more cases of Zika emerging, but the problem is much worse in countries dealing with mosquito-borne transmission of the virus, such as Brazil. There are now 28 locally acquired cases in the tri-county area, after the Florida Department of Health announced the identification of three new locally acquired cases in Miami-Dade on Friday.
The Latest on developments related to the spreading Zika virus in a Miami neighborhood.
As Scott also mentioned at the roundtable, the new school year begins in Palm Beach County on Monday, and some parents are concerned that the Zika virus has taken hold here.
But local transmission remains a “possibility” anywhere in the state of Texas.
Republicans were quick to point out the timing of the administration’s decision, saying they have called on federal health officials to use existing funding to address Zika until new funding can be allocated, and said they were frustrated by reports that the administration was slowly spending money that had been reallocated for Zika earlier this summer.
Public health officials are releasing no other information about the baby – including whether or not it is alive. That includes 479 pregnant women. Many infected people will not experience any symptoms.
There have been no cases of Zika virus transmitted through mosquitoes in Ohio. The disease can cause Microcephaly in pregnant women, which can prevent a baby’s brain and head from developing properly.
How alarmed should the public be? “If we find there’s a need to change current recommendations, we’ll do it as soon as we can”, John T. Brooks, the CDC’s senior medical adviser on HIV/AIDS, told the Huffington Post.
As a precaution Monroe health officials are setting mosquito traps for surveillance in Monroe County along with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. A recent outbreak of 15 Zika cases in Miami led to an unprecedented travel warning for women to avoid parts of the city.
“We are right now in a race against time to get the best vaccine”, Fauci said.
The state has been active in promoting awareness through online services and social media, billboards as well as making available prevention tips and packets. The vast majority of those infections are in, you guessed it, the Sunshine State with 414 spread across 33 counties.
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“There is money in the pipeline but it is not near enough”, said Representative Gene Green (D-29).
