“We are very pleased that Governor Bentley has approved the use of emergency funds to assist us with combatting Zika in Alabama, State Health Officer Dr. Tom Miller said”. Officials said the new cases bring the total amount to 19 residents with travel-related infections. Smith could not confirm whether or not the latter mother contracted Zika in her country, but said that she was from a country where mosquitoes were transmitting the virus.
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Eight women in IL are listed in the Zika Virus Pregnancy Registry, but an IDPH statement says five of those cases have not been confirmed, and those women may have Zika virus or Dengue fever.
“Lincoln Trail District Health Department strongly encourages pregnant women, women planning to become pregnant, and male partners of women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant to cancel or delay travel to Zika-affected areas”, said Sara Jo Best, public health director.
ABC7 reported Thursday, citing two unidentified sources, that one of the two babies was born at Alta Bates a few months ago.
New Orleans city leaders held a news conference this week to discuss the threat of Zika virus in the metro. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said he was allocating an additional $500,000 to the city’s mosquito control board to help target two species of mosquitoes that are known to spread Zika virus. Health officials say there is no evidence that mosquitoes are spreading the virus beyond that area.
Public health environmentalists have been working with communities to reduce mosquito breeding.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Protection has advised pregnant women to avoid a section of Miami where Zika is being spread through mosquitoes.
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“These cases emphasize the most severe risks of Zika infection, which will result in mild, if any, symptoms for the vast majority of people”.
