Health officials worldwide have advised pregnant women not to travel to areas where Zika is spreading. Mosquitos are the primary cause of the illness. “And should we be successful in the awareness and implementation of these measures, I do not believe that the risk is significant at all”, Jeans said. But that’s the extent of the information they would release. The other type, Ae. “We are finding the Asian tiger mosquitoes, which we fully expected that we would because we know that they are here”. It would be the first of it’s kind in the Continental US. It means some local communities won’t have the money to spray for mosquitoes, and development of a vaccine will be delayed as researchers at the National Institutes of Health have already been forced to halt testing.
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“Putnam County is probably too cold for them”, he said.
She says 41 of the women have been confirmed to have the Zika virus. The mosquito, in turn, can then infect other humans it bites.
“We’re doing everything we can to control the mosquito population as a whole”, Foley said. “Residents should check their yards and dump all standing water that can be removed”. They’ve been spraying to kill mosquitoes and emptying containers of the water mosquitoes need to breed.
These actions can help reduce the number of mosquitoes around areas where people live.
Nesheiwat said preventing bites is another crucial strategy. The more DEET or Picaridin a repellent contains, the longer time it can protect you.
But she says the clinic she works at, Common Sense Childbirth, is working to get results and get women educated on how to avoid getting Zika.
“Be aware of your environment and be cautious when traveling”, he said. “They can have abandoned pools that can be breeding grounds for mosquitos”.
Miami-Dade County health department officials hope to have another update on the investigation by Friday or Monday.
“We will take actions to minimize the risk”, he said.
This case was not hospitalized for his illness. Only about 20 percent of patients notice symptoms.
Earlier this week, a case emerged in Utah in which a caregiver appeared to have been infected by an elderly patient, though the exact route of transmission remains unknown. That can cause abnormalities in the fetus-the brain won’t be fully developed. Partners of pregnant women are advised to use a condom to guard against sexual transmission during pregnancy. “Don’t travel to an area with active Zika transmission”.
The Utah case was reportedly the son of a man who became the first person in the continental U.S.to die after being infected with the Zika virus and may have acquired the virus after caring for his infected father. “But we would have to have lots of travelers and lots of mosquitoes and the Florida environment is much more conducive for that”.
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Howe-White said the Harrison County Health Department will provide proper public notification if there was a report confirmed in the community.
