Sentences with phrase «zika transmission»

This includes people who have had symptoms of an infection in the last four weeks, people who have had sexual contact with someone who has traveled to or lived in an area with Zika transmission during the last three months, and people who have traveled to affected regions during the last four weeks.

To reduce the risk of local Zika transmission within the United States, the CDC recommends that people returning from places with ongoing infections should use mosquito repellent every day for three weeks and follow the CDC's guidelines to prevent sexual transmission of Zika.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new recommendations that people who have been to areas of Zika transmission, have possibly been exposed to the virus, or have a confirmed Zika infection should be deferred from donating blood.

In a new case study published Friday in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the authors discuss a case where a woman who had not traveled anywhere with ongoing Zika transmission came down with symptoms of the virus, including a fever and a rash, and her samples tested positive for the virus in a laboratory in Maryland.

United States health officials say pregnant women should not travel to an area north of downtown Miami that has active Zika transmission.

The CDC is advising pregnant women not to travel to an area where active Zika transmission is ongoing, and to use insect repellent and wear long pants and long - sleeved shirts if they are in those areas.

The CDC also is advising pregnant women not to travel to an area where active Zika transmission is ongoing, and to use insect repellent and wear long pants and long - sleeved shirts if they are in those areas.

«One research priority is to fully understand the extent of Zika transmission, and what proportion of people in Latin America - and across the globe have been infected.

Early last week, World Health Organization director - general Margaret Chan said new investigations into Zika transmission in several countries «strongly suggest the virus spreads through sex more often that previously assumed.»

Scientists have created a new model of where local Zika transmission might occur, taking into account both climate and socioeconomic factors.

«We want to take this opportunity to reinforce that travelers to any of the countries with active Zika transmission should follow precautions to minimize their exposure to mosquito bites.»

Hofbauer cells: A type of immune cell, found in the placenta, which has been recently discovered to play an important role in Zika transmission to a fetus.

It has since become the hardest hit country, with an estimated 1.5 million cases of active Zika transmission and 641 confirmed cases of microcephaly.

If Mr McIlroy is contemplating becoming a father within a year or so, then it is a perfectly reasonable precaution to stay away from regions of active Zika transmission.

This work reinforces a previous study, published in Nature Scientific Reports last November, that shows the anti-malaria drug chloroquine reduces Zika transmission between mothers and babies in a mouse model.

For their research, the scientists developed a new mouse model that they say is uniquely capable of helping them to understand the mechanisms behind Zika transmission to the fetus.

Meanwhile, Drs. Goodnough and Marques suggest that a proven approach to reducing transfusion requirements during surgery can also reduce the risk of transfusion - related Zika transmission.

They suggest that patients undergoing surgery can be informed about PBM, and the steps that can be taken to reduce the need for blood transfusion — and thus avoid Zika transmission and other potential risks of blood transfusion.

These scenarios assumed that Zika transmission would not decrease during the winter months, that preventive measures to protect against mosquito bites would not be taken, that anyone who was infected with Zika would have symptoms when they returned to their home countries, that people who were infected would return home immediately and that the home countries would not use precautions to prevent mosquito bites in their home countries.

Countries with large volumes of travellers arriving from Zika virus - affected areas of the Americas and large populations at risk include India (67422 travellers arriving per year; 1.2 billion residents in potential Zika transmission areas), China (238415 travellers; 242 million residents), Indonesia (13865 travellers; 197 million residents), the Philippines (35635 travellers; 70 million residents), and Thailand (29241 travellers; 59 million residents).

Then, they used computational modeling to determine how Zika transmission dynamics related to time spent outdoors by people.

Since Zika virus could also be sexually transmitted, prevention of men from infection through vaccination could also halt Zika transmission and diseases.

«We're not going to get Zika transmission in Wisconsin.

«If you're pregnant or planning on being pregnant, absolutely, cancel your vacation,» says Aliota, echoing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning that pregnant women not travel to the more than 20 countries now known to have active Zika transmission, like Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and in the Caribbean.

«We had very high rates of Zika transmission where it was very warm and very dry,» said co-author Madeleine Thomson, a senior research scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University.

«One research priority is to fully understand the extent of Zika transmission, and what proportion of people in Latin America — and across the globe have been infected.

Brazil has been the hardest hit country by the mosquito - borne virus, with 1.5 million cases of active Zika transmission.

A women contemplating pregnancy, who has recently traveled to an area with local Zika transmission, should consult her healthcare provider after returning.

In a conference call with reporters on Friday, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said there have been at least four other independent instances of mosquito - borne Zika transmission in Miami - Dade county.

In Miami Beach, the state believes Zika transmission is confined to a 1.5 - square - mile area located between 8th and 28th streets in the popular South Beach neighborhood.

While most northern states in the US are protected from local Zika transmission because the cold kills mosquitoes in the winter, researchers predict that the virus could be in southern states like Texas and Florida permanently.

Not exact matches

To show just how rapidly Zika gained a foothold in the Americas, we created a GIF displaying all of the places that the Zika virus has spread through local transmission since the start of the outbreak:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added St. Kitts and Nevis — two islands, one nation — to its list of countries and territories with local transmission of the Zika virus in September.

«These findings suggest low level transmission of Zika virus and new cases may occur in the future,» the WHO said in the statement on its website.

On Wednesday, the CDC added Palau to its list of countries and territories with local transmission of the Zika virus.

U.S. Senator Harry Reid, a Democrat, said the transmission of Zika in Miami Beach «is the most alarming development yet in the rapidly growing threat of Zika in the United States.»

A case of suspected transmission through a blood transfusion in Brazil has raised questions about other ways that Zika may spread.

There is currently no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is spread primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito, although it can also spread through sexual transmission.

Zika Locations: The CDC has a map of countries and territories with active, local transmission of Zika virus — meaning the Zika - carrying mosquitos are present and people are acquiring the illness via mosquito bites.

In addition, since as I mentioned before that the disease is generally mild, we have no evidence to suggest that infants with zika would have severe disease and because we know there are many benefits of breast feeding, we are encouraging women to breast feed even in areas within going zika virus transmission.

And although there is a theoretical risk of transmission of zika from breast milk, we don't know of any infant who has acquired zika from breast milk.

«Men with a pregnant sex partner who reside in or have traveled to an area of active Zika virus transmission and their pregnant sex partners should consistently and correctly use condoms during sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) or abstain from sexual activity for the duration of the pregnancy,» said the CDC.

«The sole reason for my decision is my concerns about the possible transmission of the Zika virus and the potential risks that it may present to my wife's future pregnancies and to future members of our family,» Day said in a statement.

According to the World Health Organisation, 41 countries or territories have reported transmission of Zika within their borders since last year, and nine have reported an increase in Guillain - Barre cases.

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York State Director of Operations Jim Malatras at today's press conference where Cuomo announced a plan to combat potential Zika virus transmission.

Health Department launches new campaign reminding New Yorkers about Zika travel warning and sexual transmission.

In an effort to detect any local transmission of the Zika virus, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene expanded the guidelines on who should be tested for the disease to include anyone with its most - common symptoms.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a plan to combat potential transmission of the Zika Virus in communities across New York State.

Department launches new campaign reminding New Yorkers about Zika travel warning and sexual transmission

Using our model, we predict large - scale transmission will not restart for at least another ten years — until there is a new generation in the population who have not been exposed to the Zika virus.