Health officials are still investigating the potential link.
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It said the woman was in good condition but had no details about the condition of her unborn child. “Rapid data sharing is critical during an unfolding health emergency”, it said.
None of the cases involve pregnant women and all are travel related.
A municipal health worker sprays insecticide in an open area of a sports facility, to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the Zika virus, in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016.
While the symptoms are usually mild to moderate, the virus can have serious consequences for pregnant women.
Those tests would be serological blood tests, in addition to the ultrasounds recommended in the CDC’s first round of guidance.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it is “closely monitoring” the situation surrounding the Zika virus in Brazil ahead of this summer’s Games.
Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, said public cooperation was vital and they needed to be aware of the risks of the virus when entering the country. President Juan Orlando Hernandez has allocated an initial tranche of Dollars 10 million in an attempt to halt the spread of the virus.
Still, Dr. Elizabeth Talbot, a professor of infectious diseases at Dartmouth College, said it “does create further concern”. She did not provide any other details. Mosquitoes carrying the virus have now spread to about 30 countries and territories in the Americas.
“Because it’s new and so severe, it’s scary, especially for women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy”, said Frieden. In El Salvador, one of those warning against pregnancy, abortion is punishable by up to 40 years in prison.
While current travel warnings only apply to a small subset of the population, they’ve made many tourists second guess whether travel to Zika-affected areas is a good idea. Pouilly said that safe abortion services should be provided to the full extent of the law. In 2015, outbreaks occurred in Brazil and other countries.
The World Health Organisation on Thursday advised countries against accepting blood donations from people who had travelled to regions affected by the Zika virus. If the man lives in or has traveled to an active Zika area the couple may consider using condoms or abstaining from sex. The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to birth abnormalities and has been known to spread via sexual contact. But as many as 80 percent of people infected never develop symptoms.
Both of the people involved are women in their 20s who recently traveled to countries affected by the Zika virus.
However he says that the discovery calls for special precaution to be taken with pregnant women.
Brazil responded to complaints it had been slow to share data about the illness.
“Historically, the only times the games have been cancelled is in war – World War I and World War II”, David Wallechinsky told the Associated Press.
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“Most were just requesting information about what to do”, he said.
