Quebec woman has recovered from Zika virus

He said the government decided to make the announcement because 5,397 cases of the Zika virus had been detected in El Salvador in 2015 and the first few days of this year.

So far there have been 31 confirmed cases in 11 states all from returning travelers that did not originate here. It hasn’t been confirmed, but there appears to be a link between the Zika virus and children born with microcephaly, an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain.

Colombia and other Latin American countries have advised women to delay getting pregnant.

A Quebec woman has recovered from the Zika virus.

At least half of Legacy’s patients come from countries considered high-risk for infection by the CDC, so doctors at Legacy screen anyone who travels there.

Dr. Theresa Tam with Health Canada discussed blood donations from people who may have just travelled or who could potentially be infected.

The disease is spread by the Aedes species of mosquito, a mosquito that used to be found only in tropical and subtropical areas but is now found on every continent except Antarctica.

While now mosquitos carrying the Zika virus are not in the US – any cases that have been identified in the USA are travel related – there is a “huge need to warn women who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant about traveling to countries that have infected mosquitos”, according to the CCDOH.

There will not be a widely available vaccine for several years, United States officials said on Thursday. Health officials suggests wearing mosquito net and insect repellant to prevent mosquito bites.

Travel is considered the riskiest way to contract the virus.

The virus is also thought to be linked to an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune condition that causes paralysis.

The World Health Organization said the virus is spreading explosively through the Americas and may lead to as many as four million cases in the region.