Zika virus infection: Global Update
Updated: July 29, 2016
Travel Health Notice
The state of Florida in the United States has reported Zika virus infections likely caused by local mosquitoes in some parts of South Florida (Miami-Dade and Broward). These would be the first cases of the virus being transmitted by mosquitoes in the continental United States. The Public Health Agency of Canada is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States to provide Canadians with the most up to date information as it becomes available.
Zika virus infection is caused by a virus which is primarily spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. It can also be transmitted from an infected pregnant woman to her developing baby. In addition, Zika virus can be sexually transmitted, and the virus can persist for an extended period of time in the semen or infected males. Cases of sexual transmission from an infected male to his partner have been reported. Only one case of sexual transmission has been reported from an infected female to her partner.
Symptoms of Zika virus can include fever, headache, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and skin rash, along with joint and muscle pain. The illness is typically mild and lasts only a few days and the majority of those infected do not have symptoms. There is no vaccine or medication that protects against Zika virus infection.
Experts agree that Zika virus infection causes microcephaly (abnormally small head) in developing babies during pregnancy and Guillain-Barr? Syndrome (a neurological disorder). Several countries have reported cases of microcephaly and Guillian-Barr? Syndrome. Brazil, in particular, has reported a significant increase in the number of newborns with microcephaly.
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https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/heal...th-notices/152
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Updated: July 29, 2016
Travel Health Notice
The state of Florida in the United States has reported Zika virus infections likely caused by local mosquitoes in some parts of South Florida (Miami-Dade and Broward). These would be the first cases of the virus being transmitted by mosquitoes in the continental United States. The Public Health Agency of Canada is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States to provide Canadians with the most up to date information as it becomes available.
Zika virus infection is caused by a virus which is primarily spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. It can also be transmitted from an infected pregnant woman to her developing baby. In addition, Zika virus can be sexually transmitted, and the virus can persist for an extended period of time in the semen or infected males. Cases of sexual transmission from an infected male to his partner have been reported. Only one case of sexual transmission has been reported from an infected female to her partner.
Symptoms of Zika virus can include fever, headache, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and skin rash, along with joint and muscle pain. The illness is typically mild and lasts only a few days and the majority of those infected do not have symptoms. There is no vaccine or medication that protects against Zika virus infection.
Experts agree that Zika virus infection causes microcephaly (abnormally small head) in developing babies during pregnancy and Guillain-Barr? Syndrome (a neurological disorder). Several countries have reported cases of microcephaly and Guillian-Barr? Syndrome. Brazil, in particular, has reported a significant increase in the number of newborns with microcephaly.
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https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/heal...th-notices/152
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