Two new Zika virus cases in Ohio

He said the center has assessed risks of imported case of the Zika virus in all prefectures and cities in the province, which borders Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.

“Although we did not culture infectious virus from semen, our data may indicate prolonged presence of virus in semen, which in turn could indicate a prolonged potential for sexual transmission”, it said.

The Zika virus acts stealthily up to 80 percent of infected people show no symptoms typical, such as fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis.

Of concern are pregnant women and mothers with newborn babies.

The increase in Guillain-Barré cases is appearing in conjunction with the spread of the Zika virus to 34 countries and also with increasing cases of microcephaly, a rare condition in which infants are born with abnormally small heads. Microcephaly may not be detected until the end of the second trimester.

Researchers have confirmed more than 460 of these cases as microcephaly and identified evidence of Zika infection in 41 of these cases, but have not proven that Zika can cause microcephaly. Earlier this month, the CDC issued an Alert- Level 2 Practice Enhanced Precautions travel warning about the risk of traveling to countries affected by the virus.

On Feb. 8, President Obama requested more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding from Congress to combat the outbreak both domestically and internationally, which includes $355 million in foreign aid for South America. This number has also risen considerably since last week, showing no hopes for a decline in the near future. Officials are still examining figures from countries such as Brazil, but say Colombia can expect between 500 and 600 cases this year. The test allows the state to see if individuals ever had the virus – Florida now only has the capacity to test 475 people.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito behind the Zika epidemic spreading through Latin America has become the biggest public enemy in Brazil with the launch of a national campaign.

It has confirmed three deaths linked to the virus. He suspects that the spread of Zika virus was assisted by the World Cup in 2014, largely due to the large volume of travelers. USAID is one of the lead government entities that works overseas to help improve global health, help societies prevent and recover from conflicts, and more. According to a recent health bulletin, there are 31,555 cases of Zika in Colombia, and 5,013 of those infected are pregnant women.

Still, Alves says she would have gone ahead with the pregnancy even if she had known – and she thinks thousands of pregnant women caught up in Brazil’s Zika virus outbreak should be required to do the same.