Brazilian officials have previously said any vaccine for Zika could take as many as five years but Castro on Thursday said he was more optimistic, saying that it could be ready for distribution within three years.
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The news came as a pregnant Queensland woman tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus in the state’s south-east on Tuesday. But not all people who become infected with the virus will display symptoms.
“The virus, normally can cause either no symptoms in about 80 percent of cases or a mild illness that resolves usually after a few days”, he said.
Last month, officials said a baby born in a Hawaii hospital was the first in the country with a birth defect linked to Zika.
A report from Stat also shows the “Zika virus has been discovered in the placentas of at least two American women who contracted the virus while traveling and miscarried after returns to the U.S”.
Ms Hennessy said there was no risk to the public as the Zika virus was not transmitted person to person, and was not present in Australian mosquitoes. The money will go toward developing a better lab test to detect the virus, mosquito-control programs and to create a vaccine. The CDC official didn’t say where they lived. It has not been scientifically confirmed that Zika can be linked to the brain defect.
Experts say the risk of Zika spreading across Australia is extremely low.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global public health emergency over the possible connection between Zika and microcephaly, a condition marked by abnormally small heads in newborn babies that can result in developmental problems.
What is the Zika virus? But a cousin of that mosquito is here so city officials met to discuss how to advise pregnant women and those considering becoming pregnant about staying healthy.
The CDC said the precaution is in place “until we know more” about the dangers of sexual transmission of the virus.
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Because it can also be transmitted sexually, men who have been exposed to Zika Virus are traveled to areas affected by the disease urged to abstain from sex or use protection.
