Metro Health: Six people in Bexar Co. tested for Zika virus

Jamaica and Peru reported their first confirmed cases over the weekend, with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala urging calm and stressing that the patient contracted the disease outside of the country.

In fact, the World Health Organization now expects up to 4 million infections in the Americas between now and next January.

The Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America, and Asian governments have issued advisories in a bid to contain the mosquito-borne disease, which could be linked to birth defects and can cause temporary paralysis. The virus spreads through mosquito bites, with the most common symptoms being fever, rash and joint pain. So far, no Zika case has been confirmed anywhere in Asia.

Epidemiologist Jussi Sane at the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) told ABC News that a Finnish tourist was infected by the Zika virus after visiting the Maldives last summer.

Dozens of Zika cases have been reported in the USA, all in people who traveled outside the country.

The NIAID is now pursuing at least two approaches to a Zika vaccine.

Afterward, Health Minister Marcelo Castro echoed her words, telling reporters “the mosquito is not stronger than the entire country”.

Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat the disease.

Zika has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil. “So, not a significant health risk to the adult population, but a health risk to the unborn baby”.

The Georgia Department of Health is telling global Peach state travelers to take precautions when venturing to countries where the Zika virus has been detected.

This week, GlaxoSmithKline Plc also said it was concluding studies to check whether its technology is suitable for the virus. In addition, we have directed the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to include Zika virus diagnosis as part of ongoing effort to manage Lassa fever outbreak in the country.