Puerto Rico braces for wave of mosquito-borne Zika virus

Feb 28, 2016, 17:54

Ten more cases are being investigated.

In Arkansas we have had only one case, and that was from someone who traveled to an area where Zika infections are occurring.

One of the US women who chose to have an abortion was in her 30s and had contracted the virus while traveling during her first trimester, the CDC reported.

Nine women have been confirmed to have had the Zika virus in the USA, according to a new report from the CDC, which also note that of these pregnancies, two ended in miscarriage, two were electively terminated, one infant had microcephaly and two infants were born healthy.

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CDC officials reported Friday that at least two pregnant women in the United States infected with the Zika virus chose to have abortions. Providers should consult CDC's guidelines for evaluation and testing of pregnant women, available on the CDC website.

The CDC said all are USA residents, but it declined to answer a question on their citizenship.

The Arkansas Department of Health is working to promote greater awareness of Zika, evaluating people who may have been exposed to Zika and working with national experts, including the Center for Disease Control, to stay up-to-date on the latest information.

"Every European country in which Aedes mosquitos are present can be at risk for the spread of Zika virus disease", Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO's regional director for Europe, said in a statement released earlier this month.

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It is still unclear whether Zika infection during pregnancy is responsible for recently reported birth defects involving brain development.

Women infected with the Zika virus have given birth to children with microcephaly, which is characterised by an abnormally small skull.

The varied outcomes of nine pregnant USA women the agency has identified with Zika, as well as the hundreds of US women that have sought out tests for the virus, underscore the angst and uncertainty that the diseases is causing as it spreads through much of the Americas, particularly when it comes to worries over severe birth defects associated with illness. The agency suggested that pregnant women consider not going to the games and that if their male partners go, the couple should use condoms after the trip or abstain from sex during the pregnancy.

The CDC also recommends that all travelers use insect repellent while in Zika outbreak areas and continue to use it for three weeks after travel in case they might be infected but not sick. Two others had miscarriages, though officials said they could not say what role Zika played. No instances of direct transmission via mosquito have yet taken place in the United States. "However, there were brain abnormalities noted on ultrasound and on MRI", said Dr. Denise Jamieson, a medical officer with the CDC division of reproductive medicine and part of the Zika response team.

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