“But because we have a large number of imported cases, there is always the possibility”. The baby passed away shortly after birth and is the first Zika-related death reported in Texas.
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Shah said there are 28 travel-associated cases of Zika in Harris County and 99 in the state.
The state Department of Health said it still believes active transmissions are only taking place in the Wynwood neighborhood, which is north of downtown Miami. “Our central mission from the beginning has been to do everything we can to protect unborn babies from the devastating effects in Zika”.
A total of 25 people have become infected locally as of Thursday morning.
This outbreak is the first in which Zika virus infections have been linked to infected mosquitoes in the continental U.S. Officials conducted aerial sprays of this pesticide once more in the area, Wednesday morning. She was tested and confirmed positive, said Barbara Cole, director of Riverside County Disease Control. Most people only experience mild symptoms. That individual had recently traveled to Miami-Dade County, the press release stated. But we’ve also seen empty seats at various Olympic venues this time around, and a big reason for this might be the threat of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
“We’ve brought in new traps, more traps to not just step up the efforts that we do around mosquitoes but specifically the Aedes mosquito”, Shah said.
At least 80 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 35 will receive doses of the vaccine on differing schedules as part of a phase 1 clinical trial, the agency said.
Today’s news comes after the Wall Street Journal published details about the first non-travel related Zika patients, including that the first patient presenting with locally acquired Zika was a 23-year-old pregnant woman who went to the emergency room after feeling sick for 3 days.
Businesses in Wynwood have been suffering since customers are refusing to be in the area. Even a bottle cap can hold enough water to act as a mosquito breeding ground.
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Authorities did not confirm where the woman lives in the Coachella Valley, however local vector control officials will be conducting robust mosquito control measures in Palm Springs and Cathedral City, in the areas bordered by Tachevah Drive, Date Palm Drive, 30th Avenue and Landau Boulevard.
