“At the present, there is no any reported case of Zika virus in Cambodia, and the ministry is watching the situation very closely, ” the statement said, adding that risk of the virus coming into Cambodia remained low.
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While mosquitoes are the main source of transmission, but there are other possibilities, Taylor said.
There were also reports of another case in Arkansas.
“However, this is the time of year when more people do travel to warmer climates and countries where Zika virus is found”, Levine said.
The WHO’s Western Pacific Region Office in Manila said as long as Aedes mosquitoes circulated in the region “it can be anticipated that the virus will emerge”. The virus could be possibly linked to microcephaly, a birth defect in children that could be caused by a mother being infected with Zika.
The WHO said the virus could infect 4 million people by the end of the year.
It is being linked to severe birth defects.
The most common symptoms of Zika are fevers, rashes, joint pain and conjunctivitis.
A doctor examines a larva of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the carrier of Zika virus, in a laboratory of the Ministry of Health, in San Jose, Costa Rica, on January 29, 2016. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued travel warnings for pregnant women and women trying to get pregnant, telling them to postpone travel if possible.
The World Health Organization said Thursday that Zika is spreading fast and health officials have planned an emergency meeting for Monday.
The mosquito-borne illness has spread to 22 countries in the Americas, including Brazil. The CDC has advised pregnant women to not travel to areas in South and Central America affected with Zika.
According to the United Nations health agency, the risk of Zika-infected travellers entering Europe is increasing.
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The Zika virus had been detected in Jambi during an outbreak of dengue fever that hit the province from December 2014 to April 2015, said Eijkman Biological Molecular Institute deputy director Herawati Sudoyo as reported by kompas.com on Friday.
