A post-abortion autopsy found the Zika virus in the fetus’ brain but, remarkably, no other organs, reported researchers from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.
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The case series included 29 infants with microcephaly and a presumed diagnosis of congenital Zika virus infection.
Most importantly, in light of scientific reports suggesting health risks to newborn children, health authorities in the country should focus on ensuring that pregnant women are provided safety measures such as nets, and a mosquito-free environment. Still, pregnant women or those howling to get pregnant are advised not to travel to countries where the mosquito borne virus is causing birth defects. 80 percent of people won’t even know they have it which can be problematic for those trying to convenience.
Whether we should worry about Zika in Nepal is a question that is being discussed by the public health sector and community in the country.
The CDC confirmed the case Tuesday in an adult woman who is not pregnant.
The mosquito-borne illness has surged through Latin America, prompting fears that clement spring weather could bring a spate of cases north of the Rio Grande.
“Because this phenomenon is so new, we are quite literally discovering more about it each and every day”, he said.
But CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden told a congressional committee on Wednesday that much of the effort must be on mosquito control, too, including in southern parts of the USA that harbor the mosquito that spreads the virus.
The Obama administration has been working to combat Zika – a virus primarily spread by mosquitoes and linked to birth defects and other health outcomes. She said that there have been two cases nationwide where Zika has been transmitted sexually from a man to a woman, however she said it has never been recorded to have gone from a woman to a man during sex.
A preliminary test conducted locally confirmed the patient has the Zika virus, but a specimen has been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation. Officials say 22 people have been infected with the disease in Puerto Rico. Often women don’t know they’re pregnant until later in the first trimester, but infections occurring early in the pregnancy can have the worst effects, he said. “If it’s anything near what happened with SARS or with Ebola, people are going to be very hesitant to travel to those areas”.
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Brazil is investigating more than 4,000 suspected cases of microcephaly and has identified evidence of Zika infection in 17 of these cases.
