Utah child is first confirmed Zika virus case in the state

To date, 107 travel-associated Zika virus cases have been reported nationally.

Diagnosis of Zika is complicated by the fact that four out of five people infected do not show symptoms, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No other information was released about the patient.

“It’s not transmissible person to person, except by sex”, Haley told Gephardt Daily. Sexual transmission is less common. CDC epidemiologist Paul Mead said the men were not using condoms at the time. That was on February 4.

Zika virus has recently been linked with serious health problems in pregnant women.

Bobinsky added the mosquitoes that transmit Zika are not found in New Hampshire.

The DH will continue to maintain liaison with the Hong Kong Sports Institute via the Commissioner for Sports, the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, and the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled on travel health advice regarding the Games.

The UDOH advises others who are thinking of traveling to the affected countries to take precaution to avoid mosquito bites, since there is no vaccine to prevent the virus and no specific medical treatment for victims of the virus.

The two Colorado cases highlight the need to exercise caution when traveling to areas where Zika is spreading and to use mosquito repellent while visiting those countries, Rowe said.

The virus is suspected of having strong links to microcephaly, severe brain damage among newborns characterized by abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.

Pregnant women and those planning pregnancy should consider deferring the trip.

The woman has recovered and is not pregnant. The woman who was exposed during the third trimester delivered a healthy baby, the CDC said. It is his patients, pregnant women, who have cause for concern about Zika. That’s especially true if their partner is pregnant because of the potential impact on the fetus.

The Emerging Health Issues Advisory Group is also monitoring the events related to the spread of Zika.

“You should not panic, it won’t affect most people”, Bhayani said. So far, Florida is reporting the highest number of infections, followed by NY and Texas.

While little is known about Zika, it seems to have very few noticeable problematic symptoms in people who are not pregnant.

Most of the cases were identified in the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, according to a health ministry report.