Brazil and University of Texas reach deal on Zika vaccine

Castro announced a partnership between the Brazilian Evandro Chagas Institute and the University of Texas in the United States, to develop a vaccine against the zika virus. These symptoms usually last for up to a week, and most people who are sick with Zika do not need hospital care. There have been a total of three other cases, all related to people traveling outside the country, since 2014.

“The DOH’s current stance is the virus is not transmitted from person to person through casual contact so the standard precautions in place with all patients are satisfactory for patient safety”, Hazlett said. The primary means of infection is through the bite of an Aedes species mosquito, which is the same type of mosquito that spreads the dengue and chikungunya viruses.

While goalkeeper Hope Solo and other members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team, as well as other American athletes vying to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, began expressing concern recently over that country’s struggle with the Zika virus, the U.S. Olympic Committee was apparently listening. In this case, the woman had recovered from her illness, so her blood was tested for Zika antibodies.

“My primary concern today is not about a public health risk but a woman who is dealing with the anxiety of receiving news that is incredibly concerning,”she said”. The doctors also ruled out many other potential infectious causes of microcephaly, including rubella, cytomegalovirus and toxoplasmosis.

Governor Rick Scott has declared seven counties (which are highlighted above in blue) to be in the midst of a health emergency due to the reported discovery of Zika within the state.

With 16 confirmed cases of Zika in Florida and many more undoubtedly waiting to pop up, it can be easy to give into fear and paranoia while researchers and scientists are searching for an explanation and vaccine to combat the disease. Often women don’t know they’re pregnant until later in the first trimester, but infections occurring early in the pregnancy can have the worst effects, he said.

For definitive proof, however, she said more studies are needed.

“You certainly can never force anyone to go”, he said. That mosquito is limited to the deep southern US states, she said. Newman said health providers are hearing a lot of questions, but she thinks awareness needs to be higher in the Hispanic population.

Kipchoge Keino said: “We are not going to risk taking Kenyans there if this Zika virus reaches epidemic levels”.

“The total cases reported (suspected, probable and confirmed): 176; total deaths (suspected, probable and confirmed): 108 (CFR: 61.4%)”.