U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell told members of Congress on Monday that money slated for developing Zika vaccines could run out by the end of August. “The case highlights that ZIka is not just producing babies with small heads.We should expect many similar deaths, and also stillbirths”.
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This was the second Zika-related death in the United States. One new case in Palm Beach County is now being analyzed to determine whether the virus was contracted in Miami.
Erica Musser, 35, and her husband Daryl, are rethinking pregnancy because of the Zika threat.
More than 7,300 Americans have been diagnosed with Zika, including 1,825 in the continental US and Hawaii, according to the CDC.
Texas health officials say there have been no reported cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes in Texas. This brings the total to 21. The unprecedented domestic travel warning covers pregnant women and their partners.
Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited a medical clinic in Wynwood Tuesday, where she pushed for emergency funding in the Zika fight.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate long wary of Trump, became the latest Republican to announce her intent not to vote for her party’s nominee.
“Pass the bipartisan funding bill that the Senate passed”.
While the state has not seen any immediate effects, World Travel & Tourism Council’s research director Rochelle Turner said she expected Florida to at least see short term effects from the outbreak.
The compromise failed after House Republicans attached language that would place restrictions on abortion and defund part of President Barack Obama’s signature 2010 healthcare law.
Congress does not reconvene from its summer vacation until September.
The request echoes calls by some congressional Democrats after Senate Democrats blocked a $1.1 billion funding bill over objections to provisions aimed at Planned Parenthood funding and other unrelated issues prior to Congress leaving for its summer break.
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness that is characterized by a fever, rash and joint pain. Almost 1,000 pregnant women in the continental USA and territories have been infected with Zika.
She was born with multiple birth defects, which could have been caused by Zika, including severe microcephaly, Dr. Shah said.
“During the first week of infection, Zika virus can be found in a person’s blood and can pass from an infected person to a mosquito through mosquito bites”, said Downes. “County health officials and emergency management personnel have been studying Zika intently and are prepared to respond to any local developments”.
On Tuesday morning, state officials confirmed the death of a newborn infant girl in Harris County as the first Zika-related death in Texas. Brazil has reported more than 1,700 cases of microcephaly.
As of today, no zika cases reported have come from mosquitoes. The sooner a patient comes in for testing, the sooner they will know if they have the virus. Pregnant women have been advised not to travel to Wynwood.
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“Just questions concerning what the Zika virus is, and what are some of the complications that can come from it”.
