USOC to investigate Zika virus in Brasil

Feb 14, 2016, 11:00
USOC to investigate Zika virus in Brasil

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.

The letter also explains some of basic information about Zika, including that it's spread by mosquitoes and that symptoms are most often mild.

According to the Associated Press, China confirmed the first Zika virus infection in a man who traveled to Venezuela.

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The disease causes a range of symptoms including joint pain and high fevers. There is scant evidence in the limited studies on the disease of it being linked to fatalities.

The main concern for pregnant women is the link of Zika to Microcephaly, a rare neurological condition in which a baby is born with a very small head.

Maduro said, while speaking on national television, that the country has reported over 300 confirmed cases of the virus. Scientists are now working to develop a vaccine, but it will likely be months if not years before it's available. "Again, before we go any further, I want to emphasise the importance of respecting this woman's privacy and her health and wellbeing is an absolute priority for us". The virus has been mainly spread in Latin America by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which does not live in northern climes.

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Results from DHH lab tests performed on samples taken from the patients were positive for Zika virus, and samples have since been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmatory testing.

This week another pregnant woman became the third confirmed case in Queensland in 2016. Forty-million Americans travel from the U.S.to Zika-affected areas every year, officials say.

Brazilian authorities say they have already alerted the World Health Organisation about the fatalities. San Antonio health officials stated all cases were travel-related.

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A pregnant woman diagnosed with the Zika virus in Victoria faces an anxious wait to see if the illness affects her unborn baby.

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