There is concern that hundreds of thousands of people on the US island territory of Puerto Rico could become infected with the Zika virus this year.. Warmer temperatures and rising mosquito populations are expected to bring the virus to southern US states within weeks.. US health officials met in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday at “a conference hosted by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention”:http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0401-zika-summit.html (CDC) to devise a plan to tackle the…. READ MORE: http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/01/us-health-officials-warn-of-mass-zika-virus-infections-in-puerto-rico. What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd. euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe. Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronews. euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronewsnetwork/channels. In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews. Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews. Google+: http://google.com/+euronews. VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews
WebMD’s Brunilda Nazario, MD, and our reporter Brenda Goodman are in Puerto Rico with CDC director Tom Frieden, MD, to assess the island’s readiness for the Zika virus. Dr. Bruni is from Puerto Rico and twice has had Dengue fever, another mosquito-caused illness. She’s concerned for Puerto Rico and taking no chances of getting sick again.
The Zika virus is spreading at an alarming speed. The CDC added the U.S. Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic as territories at risk, and 12 cases have been reported in Puerto Rico. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
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Protect yourself, your family, and your community from Zika. Remember to REMOVE COLLECTED WATER inside and outside of your home at least once a week.. .
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Zika can be scary, but you can take steps to protect yourself, your family and your community from the spread of Zika virus.. COVER and REPEL, REMOVE COLLECTED WATER, KEEP MOSQUITOES OUT OF YOUR HOME, and if you’re Pregnant and have Sex, USE CONDOMS. ALL of these actions are necessary. Repeated as recommended, these steps will help protect yourself, your family and your community from getting Zika.. For more information go to cdc.gov/zika.. .
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FRIDAY, June 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) The Zika virus is spreading fast through Puerto Rico, placing hundreds of pregnant women at risk for. FRIDAY, June 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) The Zika virus is spreading fast through Puerto Rico, placing hundreds of pregnant women at risk for delivering babies with the devastating birth defect known as microcephaly, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
FRIDAY, June 17, 2016 The Zika virus is spreading fast through Puerto Rico, placing hundreds of pregnant women at risk for delivering babies with the. FRIDAY, June 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) The Zika virus is spreading fast through Puerto Rico, placing hundreds of pregnant women at risk for delivering babies with the devastating birth defect known as microcephaly, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The Zika virus has gained a startling foothold in Puerto Rico based on the number of blood donations that have tested positive for the disease, federal health officials said Friday. Officials are calling the situation in Puerto Rico “a Zika epidemic.” “The virus is silently and rapidly spreading in Puerto Rico,” said Dr.
Lyle R. Peterson, incident manager for the CDC’s Zika response and director of the CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. The virus is silently and rapidly spreading in Puerto Rico,” said Lyle R. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H, Incident Manager for CDC’s Zika Response and Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. “This could lead to hundreds of infants being born with microcephaly or other birth defects in the coming year. In 2015 and 2016, large outbreaks of Zika virus occurred in the Americas, resulting in an increase in travel-associated cases in US states, widespread transmission in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, and limited local transmission in Florida and Texas.
In 2017, the number of reported Zika virus disease cases in the United States started to decline. Zika Travel Recommendations by Traveler Type and Country Category. Know before you go!
Zika continues to be a problem in many parts of the world. There is no vaccine to prevent infection. Zika is spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus). Zika can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus.
Be aware of current health issues in Puerto Rico. Learn how to protect yourself. Warning Level 3, Avoid Nonessential Travel.
Updated Cruise Ship Travel and COVID-19 August 28, 2020 CDC recommends that travelers defer all cruise travel worldwide.; COVID-19 in Puerto Rico August 06, 2020 COVID-19 risk in Puerto Rico is high.
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Travel associated cases account for the majority of cases in the continental United States, but isolated outbreaks of locally acquired Zika have been reported, and Puerto Rico experienced rapid, extensive spread of the virus.
The CDC has confirmed more than 2000 cases of Zika virus infection across 46 states and three US territories with just under half of the cases acquired through travel and the rest transmitted by mosquitos.
This Zika virus outbreak spread to at least 33 countries and territories in the Americas, with one of the largest outbreaks occurring in Colombia, which had over 50,000 suspected cases.
Puerto Rican laboratory surveillance already established for Dengue fever now included the Zika virus, and from November 2015, weekly Zika virus reports gradually increased, whereas Dengue incidence remained low (Dirlikov et al., 2016).
The largest outbreak occurred in Brazil in 2015, spreading to Puerto Rico and North America by 2016.111,112 Routes of Zika transmission include mosquito bite from the Aedes vector, vertical transmission during pregnancy, sexual contact, blood transfusion, body secretions, and laboratory exposure.
According to the CDC, by December 2016 every state in the United States reported at least one active Zika infection and 8 states reported cases numbering between 101 and 921.
In 2015-16 Zika virus caused large epidemics of Zika fever in Brazil and other South American and Caribbean countries with millions of infections (Figure 12).
with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issuing an “advisory notice” to people traveling or living in Miami-Dade County, South Florida, where Zika cases were reported in 2016.
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Hasnt Zika been around since the 50’s? How did you find a vaccine so quick when you apparently had the outbreak you said occured? Of the 400 cases only 14 in South America proved positive for Zika. Stop the lies already!!
The CDC is a fraudulent U.S. criminal enterprise. They are being exposed all over the globe as we speak. They are the reason we have an opioid problem here in the U.S. They are being investigated currently and will be exposed. Thank you to those that are going to expose them it is about time!
Will they help protect people when they’re about to get zika virus and I’m sorry to say this but I’ve been taking care of myself when I was at home or at work I took plenty of rest and also taking care of myself with my family with healthy foods and healthy exercise and also relaxation
also, where is the emphasis on birth control? if you’re not planning to get pregnant Zika is another good reason to have a good plan for avoiding pregnancy. ask your family doctor about an IUD, Nexplanon, the patch, the Nuvaring, etc.
The government made zika just as they made “birth control” they forced many puerto rican women to take that made them unable to ever bear children again
Hasnt Zika been around since the 50’s? How did you find a vaccine so quick when you apparently had the outbreak you said occured? Of the 400 cases only 14 in South America proved positive for Zika. Stop the lies already!!
The CDC is a fraudulent U.S. criminal enterprise. They are being exposed all over the globe as we speak. They are the reason we have an opioid problem here in the U.S. They are being investigated currently and will be exposed. Thank you to those that are going to expose them it is about time!
Will they help protect people when they’re about to get zika virus and I’m sorry to say this but I’ve been taking care of myself when I was at home or at work I took plenty of rest and also taking care of myself with my family with healthy foods and healthy exercise and also relaxation
You freaks ain’t vaccinating me with your blue blood and satanic injections…..come find me…I promise I’ll stop you before you touch me…FACT
Soo all of that prevention is because the pathogen is spread by water and blood contact, plus the main transmission vector is the mosquito right?
also, where is the emphasis on birth control? if you’re not planning to get pregnant Zika is another good reason to have a good plan for avoiding pregnancy. ask your family doctor about an IUD, Nexplanon, the patch, the Nuvaring, etc.
The government made zika just as they made “birth control” they forced many puerto rican women to take that made them unable to ever bear children again