WHO Calls for $56 Million to Fight Zika Virus

Feb 18, 2016, 07:57

And speaking about the new recommendations, Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's biologics division says that they are optimistic that they will facilitate in lessening the risk of collecting blood and blood components from donors.

To date, there have been no reports of Zika virus entering the USA blood supply. People living in or traveling to those areas are at risk for infection.

"In SA, the local mosquito species, although present‚ is unlikely to act as vectors to transmit Zika virus due to them being different and having a different behavioural pattern compared to the vectors in the current outbreak in South America", the department said.

Microcephaly is a condition marked by abnormally small head size that can result in developmental problems.

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Canada and France have already announced similar measures, which are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Anyone with a confirmed Zika infection should not donate until a month after the illness has been resolved.

"The ICAO is collaborating with the World Health Organization to ensure that the aviation sector play a supporting role in minimizing the risk of spreading the disease internationally and of travelers becoming infected, especially women who may be pregnant", Hotchkiss said.

The minister said there have been no cases of locally transmitted Zika virus in Canada.

"Until we understand the biological mechanism linking Zika virus to microcephaly, we can not be certain that one causes the other".

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"The FDA has critical responsibilities in outbreak situations and has been working rapidly to take important steps to respond to the emerging Zika virus outbreak", Luciana Borio, MD, the FDA's acting chief scientist, said in the release. These symptoms normally last for 2-7 days; There is no specific treatment or vaccine now available; The best form of prevention is protection against mosquito bites.

The government has said the Asian tiger mosquito has been cited for the spread of the virus, and that its control efforts will be centered on this insect.

The four-week wait should provide plenty of time for an infected person's immune system to clear the virus out. But how precisely do mosquitoes spread Zika so quickly, and how many people can they infect?

Common symptoms include rash, joint pain, fever and red eyes; however, only roughly one in five people infected becomes ill.

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