Zika virus registered in Russia

Alarm in recent months over the Zika virus, which is believed to cause microcephaly in the foetuses of pregnant women, has prompted to loosen regulations on abortion among Catholic countries, especially in Brazil.

It is unclear how Zika arrived in Brazil, but researcher published in a US Center for Disease Control journal theorised previous year that it may have arrived with participants from Pacific countries at the World Canoeing Championships in Rio de Janeiro in August 2014. Health officials suspect Zika virus infection may be related to this surge in GBS cases. “We understand that people have seen scary stories”.

“They can’t do the things that a lot of us take for granted”, he says.

He said that rapidly growing populations in many Asian countries make them vulnerable to an outbreak of Zika. Palen said he has had patients asking about the Zika virus.

He said the Philippines sole reported case of Zika was in 2012 and involved a teenage boy in Cebu Island in central Philippines.

The United Nations-affiliated health group said in a weekly report Saturday that Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, has been reported in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Suriname, and Venezuela, the Associated Press reported.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global public health emergency over the possible connection between Zika and microcephaly.

Several organs in the body, including the testes, the eyes, the placenta and the brain, are “immune privileged” – protected from attacks launched by the immune system to neutralize foreign invaders. “If we deal with it prior to an outbreak we will be much better off”.

Fauci said it is not entirely surprising that Zika persists in semen.

To many Montanans, the Zika virus sounds scary, but it’s thousands of miles away from our daily lives.

British researchers offered some clues on Friday.

Till date, no Zika affected cases were reported in China and this is as per the report of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the PRC. They suggested that Zika may persist in the fetal brain because it is an immunologically privileged site.

The Environmental Protection Agency also offers advice for preventing mosquito bites, including which repellents are the most environmentally-friendly.

Pregnant women and those trying to become pregnant should talk with their health care provider first and strictly follow steps to avoid mosquito bites.

The CDC now recommends that pregnant women in any trimester should consider postponing travel to the areas where Zika virus transmission is ongoing.