3rd case of Zika virus found in Lee County

Before this case, three Oregonians have had travel-associated Zika confirmed since 2014.

“We knew it was only a matter of time before we would have the first positive case of an individual in Alabama with Zika virus“, Acting State Health Officer Dr. Tom Miller said.

The Zika virus was transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito in a country overseas where there was active Zika virus transmission occurring, Dr Taylor said. She declined to provide any other details about the case, including where the woman had traveled, citing patient privacy.

Meanwhile, Zika symptoms are generally mild and can include a fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis.

Castro, the Brazilian health minister, said 15 American experts arrived in the country to study Zika this week.

And because in rare instances the virus may be transmitted sexually, officials are advising men who have traveled to affected regions to take steps to prevent the spread of the virus, such as by using condoms.

– Bitter cold temperatures we feel make it hard to think about spring but the next season is on the minds of city leaders who met Thursday to discuss how to prepare if the mosquito-borne Zika virus comes to New York City.

World Health Organisation recently declared a world-wide health emergency with the disease already linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil, casting a shadow over the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“We have been in close contact with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as infectious disease specialists with expertise regarding the Zika virus”. The medical community suspects that Zika can lead to devastating birth defects, most notably microcephaly, in which newborns have abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.

The number of people infected with the Zika virus in the US now tops 50. According to the CDC, about only one in five people will display symptoms. Although the mosquitos that are known to carry the virus are not found in North Dakota, travelers to affected areas can become infected there and bring the disease back with them.