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CONTACTS
Erikka D. Neroes, Public Information Officer
erikka.neroes@dallascounty.org
214.819.6329 (office) 214.394.8109 (cell)
Zachary Thompson, Director
214.755.9299 (cell)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DCHHS Reports 6th Zika Virus Case in Dallas County
DALLAS (April 15, 2016) ? Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the sixth confirmed
case of Zika virus in Dallas County in 2016. The 41-year-old patient is a resident of Irving who was infected with
the virus during recent travel to Jamaica. The patient's symptoms have resolved.
For medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons, DCHHS does not provide additional identifying
information.
While sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible, it is primarily transmitted to people by Aedes species
mosquitoes. The most common symptoms of Zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes).
The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting several days to a week.
DCHHS advises individuals with symptoms to see a healthcare provider if they visited an area where Zika virus is
present or had sexual contact with a person who traveled to an area where Zika virus is present. There is no
specific medication available to treat Zika virus and there is not a vaccine. The best ways to avoid Zika virus are
to avoid mosquito bites and sexual contact with a person who has Zika virus.
There are currently no reports of Zika virus being locally-transmitted by mosquitoes in Dallas County. However,
imported cases make local spread by mosquitoes possible because the mosquitoes that can transmit the virus
are found locally. DCHHS advises recent travelers with Zika virus symptoms as well as individuals diagnosed with
the virus to protect themselves from further mosquito bites.
For more information on Zika virus, including prevention, go to the DCHHS website.
http://www.dallascounty.org/departm...HSReportsSixthZikaVirusCaseinDallasCounty.pdf
Erikka D. Neroes, Public Information Officer
erikka.neroes@dallascounty.org
214.819.6329 (office) 214.394.8109 (cell)
Zachary Thompson, Director
214.755.9299 (cell)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DCHHS Reports 6th Zika Virus Case in Dallas County
DALLAS (April 15, 2016) ? Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the sixth confirmed
case of Zika virus in Dallas County in 2016. The 41-year-old patient is a resident of Irving who was infected with
the virus during recent travel to Jamaica. The patient's symptoms have resolved.
For medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons, DCHHS does not provide additional identifying
information.
While sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible, it is primarily transmitted to people by Aedes species
mosquitoes. The most common symptoms of Zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes).
The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting several days to a week.
DCHHS advises individuals with symptoms to see a healthcare provider if they visited an area where Zika virus is
present or had sexual contact with a person who traveled to an area where Zika virus is present. There is no
specific medication available to treat Zika virus and there is not a vaccine. The best ways to avoid Zika virus are
to avoid mosquito bites and sexual contact with a person who has Zika virus.
There are currently no reports of Zika virus being locally-transmitted by mosquitoes in Dallas County. However,
imported cases make local spread by mosquitoes possible because the mosquitoes that can transmit the virus
are found locally. DCHHS advises recent travelers with Zika virus symptoms as well as individuals diagnosed with
the virus to protect themselves from further mosquito bites.
For more information on Zika virus, including prevention, go to the DCHHS website.
http://www.dallascounty.org/departm...HSReportsSixthZikaVirusCaseinDallasCounty.pdf