But there has been a dramatic increase in the number of Zika cases since the beginning of 2016, with 97 reported across 10 provinces, after only five cases were reported on average each year since 2012.
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Brazil, which has been hardest hit by the mosquito-borne virus spreading across the Americas, will host the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro next month.
There still have been no cases acquired within the United States. Zika virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. In pregnant women, it has been linked to severe birth defects. The second recently completed high school in a country where there is a Zika outbreak. “After dumping your containers, you are going to need to wipe around the rim because some mosquito eggs can survive for quite some time without water”.
It should be applied during the day as that’s when the mosquito that transmits dengue and the Zika virus bite.
“Currently, outbreaks are occurring in many countries and territories”.
Mothers who contract Zika while pregnant or within a few years of getting pregnant are suspected to be at risk of having babies born with the disorder. Luchini advises avoiding mosquitoes while traveling and for three weeks after returning.
Mosquito Research and Control Unit Director Bill Petrie said the unit is “monitoring the situation closely”.
Richard Brown, a WHO technical officer in Thailand responsible for emerging infectious diseases, said the response by Thai health authorities so far has been adequate, based on the current information of “sporadic cases and no evidence to date of complications”. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting several days to a week.
Most people who are infected with Zika do not experience symptoms, but about 20 percent can experience fever, rash, joint and muscle pain, and headaches.
According to CNN, Marcus Williams, a spokesman for the Washington Department of Health ensured that measures are being taken into account for the lab testing of Zika virus in mosquitoes.
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Ferrell suggests talking with your primary physician if you have any questions and/or concerns about Zika. At present, the Utah Public Health Laboratory (UPHL) performs the Zika IgM MAC-ELISA serology test and RT- PCR.
