Utah child is first confirmed Zika virus case in the state

Mar 10, 2016, 09:32

Officials did not immediately say where the affected persons lived in Colorado. Most people infected will not even require testing for the virus, a Utah Department of Health spokesperson said in a press release.

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

Zika is only spread by mosquito bites, therefore only those who travel to places that have outbreaks are at risk for contracting the disease, for the time being, PhillyVoice explained. Zika may be associated with birth defects, while pregnant women are at higher risk of severe complications from dengue fever, according to the CDC.

If Zika virus infection occurs in pregnancy there is a risk of fetal malformations.

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Symptoms of Zika virus disease include fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis (red eyes).

For local information about Zika virus, call the Health Department Emergency Operations Center at 340-712-6205. The Florida Department of Health said on Tuesday there are 44 cases in the state. Women who are pregnant are reminded to use condoms or abstain from sex with a partner returning recently from a Zika-affected area.

Meanwhile, more evidence is showing a strong link between Zika infection and Guillain-Barre syndrome, which causes temporary paralysis.

State health officials, including Acting Commissioner Cathleen Bennett and State Epidemiologist Tina Tan will talk about the Zika virus later this week at Montclair State University, where a group is scheduled to travel to Brazil next month.

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The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada offers similar advice to women contemplating travel to areas where Zika is commonly present or endemic.

"This is a constantly changing and evolving situation", Chan said.

SA Health did not disclose which affected area the 25-year-old returned from.

Authorities were investigating another 4,222 possible cases of microcephaly, in which a baby is born with an abnormally small head and often incomplete brain development.

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