The Victorian woman is considered to be at risk because of the possible link between the virus and birth defects, including microcephaly.
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So far, the epidemic has seemingly been limited to Brazil.
Not much is known about the connection between the disease and infected mothers having babies born with abnormally small heads and potential brain damage.
If you do get the Zika virus, see your doctor. For now, samples are being sent to the CDC for analysis.
“New Yorkers need to take precautions”. All pregnant women with a history of travel to an area with Zika virus transmission should be evaluated.
Zika is a viral infection that spread to the United States after travelers returned home from South America, the Caribbean and other tropical destinations. But, it’s the firmest connection yet that the pathogen may be to blame, Frieden told a Congressional panel, USA Today reported.
Still more research needs to be done to establish a causal connection between Zika and microcephaly.
Ms Hennessy said there was no risk to the public as the virus was not transmitted person to person, and was not present in Australian mosquitoes.
There is no cure or vaccine for the virus which, in most people, causes mild symptoms.
The country’s officials say they are “extremely concerned” at the development as Zika was previously thought to be fatal only in very rare cases. The virus was found in their placentas, according to a CDC spokesman, the Washington Post reported.
It’s the first laboratory-confirmed case of Zika in OR this year.
Earlier in February, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said an global co-ordinated response was needed, although restrictions on travel or trade were not necessary.
He added that the military has already sprayed tens of thousands of homes in Sao Paulo state, which has been the hardest-hit by dengue fever, an illness that killed 863 people in Brazil a year ago.
The WHO has not recommended any general travel or trade restrictions but announced: “Women who are pregnant should discuss their travel plans with their health care provider and consider delaying travel to any area where locally acquired Zika infection is occurring”.
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Despite the CDC’s latest advisory, physicians and researchers still do not have all the answers on how the virus may be spread.
