Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed Friday to “win the war” against the Zika virus, but some experts criticized her government’s response and warned the Olympics could fuel the disease’s spread.
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The World Health Organization said Thursday that Zika is spreading fast and health officials have planned an emergency meeting for Monday.
Almost half of Colombia’s Zika cases have been reported in the country’s Caribbean region, the bulletin said.
Deyalsingh said a rapid response unit was being set up to tackle the zika virus aggressively.
Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Zika mosquito-borne virus, the country’s Ministry of Health announced.
Is there are vaccine or a treatment available for Zika virus infection? An increase in microcephaly was noted during an outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil in 2015.
The outbreak began in Brazil past year and has now spread to 24 countries in the Americas.
“There is no risk of acquiring the Zika virus in New York City”.
Most people do not need to be hospitalized from the disease.
“The mosquitoes known to transmit the virus are not established in Canada and are not well suited to our climate”, he said. “It’s generally mild fever, rash, joint, muscle pain and conjunctivitis which is red, irritated eyes”. The 32 cases, now in the United States, are among people who traveled.
There have been cases of women who were infected by the virus while pregnant and later gave birth to babies with microcephaly, a condition in which a baby’s head is smaller than expected.
“Not everyone who’s infected is symptomatic”.
Cases have already been diagnosed in the US, including six cases in Southeast Texas, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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The institute said 37.2 percent of pregnant women with Zika live in Norte de Santander Province, along the eastern border with Venezuela.
