First Zika case reported in Philadelphia, reported Department of Public Health

Mar 06, 2016, 11:00
First Zika case reported in Philadelphia, reported Department of Public Health

A pregnant Napa County woman has tested positive for the Zika virus, and is the county's first Zika case, local public health officials said Wednesday.

Much remains unknown about Zika, including whether the virus is linked to thousands of potential cases in Brazil of the microcephaly birth defect marked by undersized heads that can result in serious brain deformities.

Two cases of Zika have been confirmed in Colorado this year, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Health authorities in South Australia have confirmed the state's first case of the Zika virus. Prior to travel, Fulton recommended patients consider getting the vaccines.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito can carry the Zika virus.

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The current outbreak of the virus has been in Central and South America, Bhayani said, although the disease has been around since 1947, but mostly in non-human primates.

The UDOH and CDC said they are closely monitoring the situation. Women who are pregnant are reminded to use condoms or abstain from sex with a partner returning recently from a Zika-affected area. The other 50 samples are still being tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Symptoms for Zika include joint pain and fever.

Doctors say pregnant women who visited those countries who show no symptoms should get an ultrasound to screen for fetal infection. "The mosquitoes that transmit Zika are not found in New Hampshire".

People traveling to countries where the virus is circulating should take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

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He continued: "I didn't want to be too far behind going into the weekend so it was great to see the putt at the 18th go in". Overnight leader Scott Piercy (77) faltered dramatically, dropping to one under at the halfway stage of the tournament .

Dr. Patricia Quinlisk of the Iowa Dept of Public Health says, "I'm not surprised Zika has reached Iowa".

About 80 percent of people infected with the Zika virus do not develop symptoms, according to the CDC and HHS.

On Feb. 1, the World Health Organization declared Zika a "public health emergency of global concern".

She said males who have returned to the United States infected by the virus may transmit the virus through sexual contact.

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