State officials have identified three new local Zika cases believed to be contracted via mosquito bite in the Miami-Wynwood cluster, according to a news release from Gov. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus.
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Florida reaches closer to the tropics than any other state in the continental us, and Aedes aegypti is basically a tropical insect.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, while speaking at a Wednesday school board meeting, said that “aggressive application” of repellent should be done at home, not at school where some students may be allergic to the spray, The Miami Herald reported. This is a travel-associated case, we know that prevention is key to reducing the risk of Zika virus infection. Texas now has 99 reported cases of Zika.
Rios recommends women who are having intercourse while pregnant to use condoms for the duration of their pregnancies.
Aedes aegypti mosquito, which may carry the Zika virus or dengue fever.
While the two types of mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus are not likely to make it as far north as Wisconsin, the Division of Public Health is actively collaborating with local health departments to watch for them. Furthermore, health experts are encouraging that all USA citizens use preventative measures, such as the use of an EPA-registered mosquito repellant containing DEET, IR3535, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
The state is working to combat the virus, the General Assembly allocated $477,500 to develop an infrastructure to detect, prevent, control and respond to the Zika virus and other vector-borne illnesses. Being infected with Zika during pregnancy, however, can result in a birth defect known as microcephaly, in which the baby is born with an abnormally small head. It says one of the first cases in Florida – A pregnant woman – Has no clear connection to that area.
“Zika virus can also be transmitted to sexual partners by both males and females”.
The Florida cases have led to an increase in calls from ob/gyns in Georgia and others interested in getting more information, she said.
Federal health officials have said repeatedly that they expect to see Zika infections in the United States this summer, particularly in hot, humid states like Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
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Zika virus is widespread in countries located in the Caribbean and Latin America.
