The Jamaican Ministry of Health said in a statement a child with the confirmed case of the virus started showing symptoms earlier this month when she returned home from a trip to Texas.
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Dr. Barnes said her clinic has not yet treated any patients with Zika.
Lee Suy said the “rest of the universe is really preparing on this because the threat is there for all countries”.
More than 20 countries in South America have reported cases of the Zika virus, including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Honduras, Ecuador, Haiti, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Barbados.
The institute said a 27-year-old man living in Jambi province who had never traveled overseas was found to be infected.
The virus spread is affecting World Health Organization due to its links with birth defects as well as brain damage, the lack of immunity among affected populations and the lack of vaccines and treatment facilities.
There have been reports of increased cases of a birth defect known as microcephaly that could possibly be associated with Zika virus infecting pregnant women.
Brazil took too long to realise that it was not dealing with dengue, chikungunyaRIO DE JANIERO Last January, long lines formed outside health clinics in Recife, a city in Brazil’s northeast hit hard in recent years by outbreaks of dengue, a painful tropical disease.
Bruce Aylward, assistant director-general, WHO, also warned that the virus could spread to other places wherever there is Aedes mosquitoes.
“Do not expect the government to be the one doing the cleaning in your area”.
Zika symptoms are mild, causing a low fever, joint pain, headaches, a rash and conjunctivitis.
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The Zika virus is terrorizing Latin America and the Carribean, and is expected to enter North America. In the United States, it is a very different situation from the Zika epidemic in Brazil, where there were an estimated 1 million people infected by Zika by the end of 2015. In response, CDC has issued a travel alert (Level 2-Practice Enhanced Precautions) for people traveling to regions and certain countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing.
