China reports first case of imported Zika virus

“Yolo County residents traveling to Central or South America or the Caribbean, where Zika is present, should take precautions against mosquitoes”, Yolo County Health Officer Ron Chapman said. The cases are among about three dozen reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 13 states and Washington, D.C., the department said.

New evidence provides a strong link between Zika virus and the birth defect microcepahly.

Indiana’s and Ohio’s first cases of Zika virus have been found in people who recently traveled to Haiti, health officials said Tuesday.

Officials don’t expect large outbreaks in the continental US, but have warned that there could be limited local transmission, small clusters, in those areas, like there have been of related viruses carried by the same mosquito, the dengue and chikungunya viruses.

The AP said the Oregon Health Authority said the woman had contracted the virus outside the US and has since recovered.

Zika is a relatively new virus – first isolated in humans in the 1950s – but information about it is lacking because it’s often a silent illness, infecting people without them ever knowing.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Zika virus outbreak is likely to spread throughout almost all the Americas.

It can also be spread from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy. Inovio’s MERS vaccine, which may hold promise for a future Zika vaccine, is now entering clinical trials.

Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan have also reported cases of Zika in previous years.

An epidemic of Zika virus has been happening in Brazil since April 2015.

The Zika virus is not considered an entirely threatening disease.

Pregnant women should not travel to Zika-affected areas. It would also be put toward finding a vaccine. Solo, who spoke about the possibility of someday having a child, told SI.com that if the Olympics were today, she wouldn’t go.

Sixteen cases have been identified in Florida so far, all acquired outside the country and none involving pregnant women.

Until then, she said, people anxious about Zika virus should listen to what is known about transmission of the disease and its symptoms.

To find the most effective mosquito repellents, we tested products containing deet or a chemical called IR3535, as well as those containing two plantlike, but chemically synthesized, ingredients: lemon eucalyptus and picaridin.