“However, transmission of the virus through sex Zika could also be possible, limited evidence has been collected in some cases”, says one. Zika was detected in Brazil in May 2015, and the country is in the midst of an epidemic.
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“This is the first study into the Zika outbreak in Brazil using genomic data, and it gives us a good baseline for future research”, Dr. Nuno Faria of the University of Oxford and the Evandro Chagas Institute said.
Spring Break is a time for college kids and families to have fun in the sun and many Montanans may be planning to go to Mexico, Central or South America and the Caribbean.
To figure out how the outbreak began, a team of global scientists decoded the genomes of seven Zika viruses found in patients in Brazil.
“While initial lab tests were not conclusive, results did warrant further testing and pointed to a high probability of Zika, which carries other, more serious impacts than Dengue Fever”, county officials said in a press release statement. “This includes being knowledgeable about where the virus is spreading, consulting with a healthcare provider, and, most importantly, following public health’s recommendations to avoid mosquito bites”.
There have recently been outbreaks of the Zika virus across the world.
“In less than a year, the status of Zika has changed from a mild medical curiosity to a disease with severe public health implications”, said Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO director-general.
Health officials in MS have reported the second case of the Zika virus.
Werker said cases of sexual transmission are rare and have only been reported in the United States, Argentina, Italy, France and New Zealand. It is spread mainly by mosquitoes that bite infected people and then spread it to others. “From late 2012 onwards, there was a 50 percent rise in the number of passengers traveling to Brazil from countries with Zika”.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended women diagnosed with the Zika virus should wait at last eight weeks before trying to conceive while men who had the disease should hold off for at least six months.
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that may cause birth defects in children if contracted during pregnancy.
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Pregnant women are advised not to travel to countries where Zika has spread and to avoid having unprotected sex with male partners who have traveled or live in those areas.
