Zika virus will continue to spread — CDC

Taylor explained that while mosquitoes are the main source of transmission, the virus could be passed from mother to child.

“As long as (the mosquitoes) are reproducing, we are all losing the battle”.

“We are going to win this war”.

She Brazil will lose the war against the insect unless all of society mobilizes to eliminate the pools of stagnant water that serve as the mosquito’s breeding grounds.

Later Friday, the White House said Rousseff and President Barack Obama discussed their concerns about the spread of the Zika virus in a telephone conversation. It could take up to two weeks to get results back because of the volume of cases the CDC is working. But there’s mounting evidence linking it to a birth defect, especially in Brazil.

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause fever, rash, muscle and joint aches and pinkeye. Following major eradication efforts, it was declared free of the mosquito in 1958.

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Microcephaly can cause babies to be born with abnormally smaller heads and brains.

Brazil is the country hit hardest by the disease.

Most patients recover, but the syndrome is sometimes deadly.

Public health officials say the risk for Canadians is low and limited to those who travel or live in regions where the virus is circulating.

For more information on the Zika virus, log onto the CDC’S website and search “Zika virus”.

Zika is now present in 23 countries and territories in the Americas. In conclusion, the minister assures Nigerian that there is no single case of Zika virus infection in the country and there is no need to panic.

World Health Organization said European countries should be ready to detect and manage Zika infection in travellers from affected countries.

The National Health Institute said that 1,050 of Colombia’s Zika infection cases were confirmed by laboratory tests, 17,115 by clinical exams, and 2,132 were suspected cases.

All were infected while they were traveling overseas, according to Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is advising pregnant women to avoid travel in areas where Zika is active.

Zika is most commonly passed on through the “Aedes aegypti” mosquito. While clinical trials may be able to begin before the end of this year, there will not be a widely available vaccine for several years.

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