In related news, Canadian researchers have announced that a vaccine for the Zika virus could be ready for emergency use before year-end.
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Pregnant women Maria Camila Davila (L) and Angelica Prato (R), infected by the Zika virus, wait to be attended at the Erasmo Meoz University Hospital in Cucuta, Colombia, on January 25, 2016.
The virus, which is linked to birth defects in babies, is now “spreading explosively”. But she said Alaskan women who are pregnant should avoid traveling to places where the virus has spread, or, if they must travel, do what they can to protect themselves against mosquito bites.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for calm over the panic of the Zika virus in Pakistan and said that there is no such threat to the country at the moment.
China faces a risk of the import of Zika virus but the possibility of an outbreak is low, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said on Friday.
He said there were no indications if there had been some work done by some groups looking at the feasibility of a Zika virus vaccine.
“By precaution we recommend that a woman who is pregnant, or who intends to get pregrant, delay their trip to those countries”.
With Zika virus cases being reported from South America and the United States, the Centre today made a decision to constitute a technical group to monitor the situation even as it prepared to come out with an advisory soon.
Microcephaly is when a newborn is born with a small head.
Boukouris says there have been no reported cases at Providence.
The Venezuelan man passed through the northern coastal city of Tumbes before coming to the capital, and health authorities there are bolstering efforts to eradicate mosquitoes, Velasquez said. Aedes mosquitoes that can transmit the virus are found in all countries in the North and South American except Canada and Chile, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
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“Fever, joint aches and pains, rash and red eyes (are symptoms)”, Dr. Barnes said.
