Sentences with phrase «autochthonous transmission»
In addition, as of April 7 autochthonous transmission of Zika virus has been confirmed in 34 countries / territories of the Americas.
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The exact number of Zika infections in Brazil is not known, but autochthonous transmission of the virus has been confirmed in all 27 states in Brazil.
Florida first had dengue autochthonous transmission in 2009 — 10, with the Department of Health tallying a total of 88 cases «associated with Key West,» the southernmost part of the state.
Dengue was detected in the United States as far back as 1780 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but autochthonous transmission stopped in 1945 and did not surface again until 1980 in Texas, when a 5 - year - old girl in Brownsville became infected.
Damaging as Zika is to fetuses, they predict that autochthonous transmission will only affect a small swath of the country that stretches from Florida along the Gulf Coast to Texas.
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So far, such «autochthonous» transmission hasn't happened, but scientists believe it's very likely to occur in the next few weeks.