At least 20000 infected by Zika virus in Colombia

But the effort faded and the insect returned from neighboring countries.

State Epidemiologist Louisa Castrodale said Zika is spread by mosquitos that live in warmer climates, not the variety that live in Alaska.

Karla Beatriz is already pregnant, and is concerned.

While there is a correlation between a dramatic uptick in babies born with microcephaly in Brazil and Zika cases, there has not been a definitive causal agent found between the two yet.

Visit the CDC website for more information about the virus. Once warmer weather arrives, they will closely monitor mosquitos in regions where a certain mosquito species, Aedes albopictus, is present to identify the presence of Zika virus.

Brazil’s president promised a wary nation on Tuesday that no resources would be spared in the fight against Zika, addressing Congress a day after the World Health Organization declared the mosquito-borne virus…

But concern surrounds a surge in babies born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, from mothers infected with Zika.

There is also an association with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rapid onset of muscle weakness that can sometimes result in patients requiring a ventilator to breathe.

She is travelling with a large group to a destination wedding in Costa Rica in coming weeks, one of the countries where Zika virus is circulating.

Experts believe the infection may trigger the immune system to attack nerve roots and peripheral nerves.

Health authorities in Bogota expect more than 600,000 people to be infected with the virus in Colombia this year, further projecting almost 500 cases of microcephaly.

In a briefing to the WHO’s executive board on Thursday, WHO director-general Margaret Chan said the organisation was “deeply concerned”.

“Because Zika virus is primarily transmitted by infected mosquitoes, there is very limited chance of local transmission in New York during the winter”, said NY Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, according to ABC.

The number of Zika cases has jumped in the U.S.to 32 across a dozen states, including one here in Virginia.

There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is like dengue and causes mild fever, rash and red eyes.