Zika virus affects 2100 pregnant women in Columbia

On the heels of the World Health Organisation’s warning on Zika virus, the government said it has constituted a special, technical group to monitor the spread of the virus in other countries.

“The government, churches, football teams, labour unions… everyone must do their part to eliminate the breeding grounds”, she said. On his return to the United States, he fell ill with Zika, further investigations revealed that he had had unprotected sex with his wife, hence she was infected with the disease.

Beth Ranson, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District. Two were in Miami-Dade from people who brought the disease back from Colombia. NBCDFW reports the six people who contracted the virus picked it up outside of the U.S.

The disease can not be transmitted by routine human contact. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus with mild symptoms that has been linked to thousands of cases of birth defects in Brazil. There has been one case where a wife contracted the disease from her husband during sexual intercourse, Schuchat said.

Operation Blessing International is distributing mosquito nets to pregnant women in El Salvador and Haiti.

“The critical lesson learned from the WHO’s handling of the Ebola crises was the need for early and decisive action”, says Gostin.

Direct Relief is also providing mosquito nets in Haiti. There is no specific treatment for the virus, but a quick recovery is expected if you contract it. That makes it harder to know if someone is infected, Schuchat said. How likely is it that more New Englanders will get the virus?

The first case of the Zika virus in MA was confirmed on Thursday.

However, Schuchat emphasized that the main health concern at this point is for pregnant women who are exposed to the virus.

Chan said although there was no definitive proof that the Zika virus was responsible for a spike in the number of babies being born with abnormally small heads in Brazil, “the level of alarm is extremely high”.

Obstetricians at area hospitals and practices, meanwhile, have been instructed to ask pregnant women about their recent travel histories, and to evaluate the fetuses of those who have recently returned from at-risk locales.

The scientists said that most countries, especially in the developing world, had failed to adopt global health regulations to the required standard.

Since the airport thermal scanners might not be able to detect the infection, Ong said there should be clear guidelines for those who might develop the symptoms later. These are EPA-registered insect repellents.

The CDC’s travel advisory recommends the same.

With more than 6000 cases registered in this country alone, the virus is particularly unsafe to pregnant women, as it could cause devastating birth defects in infants.

The IOC said Friday it is “closely monitoring the situation with Zika in Brazil”. Mosquitoes breed in standing water.