Jamaica and Peru reported their first confirmed cases over the weekend, with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala urging calm and stressing that the patient contracted the disease outside of the country.
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Former Health Minister Jose Oletta said that figure indicates the number of suspected Zika cases in Venezuela is far more than the government’s estimate of roughly 4,500.
Nevertheless, they warned the public to be extra vigilant and watch out for symptoms which include joint pains, headache, muscle and eye pains, fever, rash, and conjunctivitis. Taylor said he was not aware of any pregnant women in Canada infected. And if it can be avoided, by all means, it should be avoided.
Multiple travelers returning to the United States – and now Canada – have brought the Zika virus back with them. But, she’s concerned about her family in Panama, where there are growing concerns about the Zika virus and pregnant women there.
Loren Robinson, deputy secretary for health promotion and disease prevention at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, said pregnant women should take caution when planning a vacation.
The Texas Department of State Health Services was encouraging people to follow travel precautions for regions and certain countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare included the Zika virus among infectious diseases monitored as potential health threats.
The W.H.O. announced it will hold an emergency meeting to try to figure out how to stop the transmission of the Zika virus which is “spreading explosively across the Americas”. Over 30 people in the US have been infected with the virus, including three in the Houston area. Currently, there are 35 cases of Zika in the USA – all acquired outside the country.
Today, officials also said the virus might also be transmitted through blood or sexual contact, although are in the “early days” of research and information gathering.
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World Health Organization said European countries should be ready to detect and manage Zika infection in travellers from affected countries.
