This was the third case diagnosed in Clay County and brings the total number of cases in Florida to 239 not involving pregnant women.
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The virus has spread throughout the region and Jamaican gold medal sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole is among those who have said they became infected with the disease. More research is needed before the health community is able to make a definitive statement about the risks associated with microcephaly or other birth defects.
Find information at the CDC’s Zika virus site: www.cdc.gov/ZIKA.
However, the CDC found that visitors were unlikely to catch the Zika virus from Brazilian mosquitoes because the Olympics are taking place during the country’s winter season when there are fewer insects.
The same precautions apply at home, and people should also make sure their house is mosquito-proof by ensuring their windows and doors have intact screens and that there is no standing water around their home, especially in small containers.
Glynn County does not have any reported cases.
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization declared Zika a global emergency after seeing an epidemic spreading through Latin America and the Caribbean.
Zika’s potential for sexual transmission makes it unique, experts say. The woman is not pregnant and was not hospitalized. “Implementation of control efforts can be done prior to the predicted epidemic”.
In the past, other diseases and illnesses from mosquito bites have been a cause for concern, including West Nile Virus, malaria and yellow fever. “We are on alert for local transmission and will act fast to identify actual risk and continue to do everything we can to protect Texans”. “But for most athletes who aren’t pregnant or trying to get anyone pregnant, Zika really shouldn’t be something that needs to change their travel that much”.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito thrives in hot, humid, tropical climates.
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Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus which has spread to many countries in the Americas.
