Zika cases including 3 pregnant women confirmed in IL

In an unprecedented warning, health authorities have directed pregnant women to avoid a Zika-stricken part of Miami.

OH does report 26 travel-associated cases of Zika, which means the virus was not contracted in the United States.

The mothers had traveled to countries with outbreaks of the illness before becoming infected.

The Scottish Government said on Thursday the mosquito which carries the virus has not been found in the United Kingdom and there is no immediate risk to public health.

As of July 29, CDPH had confirmed 114 travel-associated Zika virus infections in 22 counties.

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Dr. Heather Morrison advises woman who are pregnant or are planning to get pregnant should not travel to southern Florida.

According to Divya Little with the IDPH, those five cases tested positive for a flavivirus, but Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials could not determine whether the women had Zika virus or Dengue fever.

Fourteen people have become infected by the mosquito-borne virus in the Miami area.

The director of the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District says local crews are regularly spraying for mosquitos and trapping mosquitos for testing. Pregnant women who visited the area on or after this date should have a blood test to find out if they were exposed to Zika.

Amid news that two infants were born in California with Zika-related birth defects, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Thursday warned pregnant women to exercise caution if they plan to travel to areas affected by the virus.

The first confirmed Zika virus infection was found in May 2015 in Brazil.

“As we continue to see cases of Zika around the country, we want to make sure Alabama is prepared as possible to respond quickly, should the need arise”, Governor Bentley said. Up to 80 percent of people infected show no symptoms from the virus that has spread rapidly in the Americas since it was first detected in Brazil a year ago.