City of Mt. Juliet public safety officials were informed about the case by the Tennessee Department of Health and Wilson County Emergency Management Agency (WEMA) today.
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“The analysis found that the virus belongs to the Asian lineage and likely evolved from the strain that was already circulating in Southeast Asia”, the Health Ministry said.
The report, published as a letter to the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, found that countries experiencing an increase in Zika diagnosis have seen an identical spike in Guillain-Barre cases.
It added vector control measures have been taken in the residential area and other places visited by the patient.
The WHO said in May the Olympics would not significantly impact the spread of the Zika virus and that cancelling the Games did not make sense.
It comes as the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of Zika remains an global health emergency and noted the virus is continuing to infect new countries.
So far, the virus has been detected in 189 people since the first locally transmitted infection was reported six days ago, and the areas from where they have been reported are spreading.
Pregnant women without symptoms but with male partners who have been infected with Zika have also been encouraged to be tested.
Scientists say Singapore Zika is Asian, cases reach 200 was posted in Health of TheNews International – https://www.thenews.com.pk on September 03, 2016 and was last updated on September 03, 2016.
Worldwide health officials have found a connection between pregnant women contracting the virus and a birth defect called microcephaly in their newborn infants.
After returning to her home near Kuala Lumpur, the woman fell ill and was diagnosed with “suspected” Zika, based on a urine test.
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The CDC is recommending pregnant women avoid traveling to Zika-affected areas which include areas of Florida http://www.cdc.gov/zika/intheus/florida-update.html and countries ranging from Mexico into the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
