But monkeys are natural hosts to the Zika virus, and according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, this poises Hendry County and it’s so-called monkey farms to become “ground zero” to a domestic Zika virus outbreak.
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Zika is transmitted primarily by mosquitoes.
The liberal think tank supports the White House’s $1.9 billion Zika supplemental, and its findings, which are based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no public health reason to cancel or delay the Olympic Games this summer in hard-hit Rio de Janeiro, however, he said. The mosquito-borne virus has not been locally transmitted in the USA, but southern states, including Texas and Florida, are considered high risk. “However, when a pregnant woman is infected, Zika can cause decreased head size and severe brain defects in the child” said Jenelle Mayer, Allegany County Health Officer.
Dr. Durica specializes in treating high risk pregnancies.
“They like old yogurt cups and vehicle tires and piles of rubbish by the side of the road where water pools for short periods of time”, Wild said. Frieden said the need to stop Zika in its tracks in the U.S.is more urgent than ever right now, as the weather grows hotter and more mosquito-friendly.
State workers in Florida had ordered more than 300 of the traps but so far have gotten only about 120 traps. Mosquito monitoring and surveillance in the U.S.is not consistent across jurisdictions, Ernst said.
CDC officials said the mosquito that transmits Zika can bite four or five people in succession, making it capable of rapidly spreading the disease.
“Anything less will severely damage our ability to respond to this virus, and endanger Americans across the country”, said House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who calls the GOP bills a “reckless and frankly indefensible effort to shortchange the fight against this deeply frightening Zika virus”. Health officials also announced May 18 that a Wisconsin woman tested positive for Zika virus after she recently traveled to Honduras.
So far, all cases involve individuals who picked up the virus traveling overseas, but there is growing concern that more mosquitoes could lead to locally transmitted cases. “So that if we see Zika virus enter the local population, we would know about it, as soon as possible, and then be able to fashion a response as quickly as possible”. The first case was confirmed in January and second through fourth cases were confirmed in April. He adds: “Your health-care provider may ask that you get more than one ultrasound throughout pregnancy to check your baby for signs of microcephaly or other health problems”.
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As the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas continues to expand, every day more is learned about the unsafe effects of Zika. The World Health Organization declared it a public health emergency three months ago. Were trying to get a good sample for each of those land cover types so we know weve covered the types in the area. Well be tracking how the abundance of mosquitoes changes across space and through time, so we will have spatially and temporally somewhat explicit information that can be used to inform the public about when they are most likely be bitten by a potentially infected mosquito and where..
