It has confirmed three deaths linked to the virus.
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Much remains unknown about Zika, but the virus has been linked to thousands of cases of birth defects in Latin America, and the World Health Organization has declared an global public health emergency. It does not cause serious complications in adults, but is suspected of leading to severe brain defects and microcephaly cases in newborn children.
“There have been no locally acquired Zika cases in the U.S. or Hawaii, and we’d like to keep it that way”, said Mr Ige.
“The war depends on us”, she said, accompanied by officials, health workers and a swarm of journalists.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito lives largely indoors and lays eggs in stagnant water.
One Bogota abortion clinic said several women with Zika had come for consultations, but would not confirm if procedures took place.
“We are working with the University of Texas and the USA government to guarantee that research results in a vaccine as quickly as possible”, she noted.
Soldiers in Sao Paulo handed out fliers with the slogan “A mosquito isn’t stronger than a whole country” at entrances to the popular Ibirapuera park.
According to the most recent official figures, 462 cases of microcephaly have been confirmed in Brazil and there are a total of 3,852 newborns under investigation.
THE Department of Health (DOH) is set to issue an advisory on whether Filipino athletes should be allowed to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this August or not.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday raised a travel health notice for Thailand to a level two alert, suggesting travelers practice enhanced precautions against Zika virus infection and pregnant women should postpone travel to the area.
“It’s important to state that some localities that do not use pyriproxyfen also had reported cases of microcephaly”.
To keep up with news about the Zika virus, NPR has compiled a timeline which it is updating as needed.
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The scare over Zika has been heightened by warnings from the Pan American Health Organization that in a few cases the virus could have been sexually transmitted.
