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Pregnant woman tests positive for Zika virus in Houston
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KHOU.com , KHOU 8:42 AM. CDT April 21, 2016
HOUSTON ? A pregnant woman, who recently lived in El Salvador, has tested positive for the Zika virus, according to the Legacy Community Health on Thursday.
This is the first patient to test positive at the health center.
The woman had lived in El Salvador, where the virus is widespread, prior to coming to the U.S. earlier this year. However, it?s not clear whether she contracted the virus directly through a mosquito bite in El Salvador or through sexual transmission with a male partner.
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?We are closely monitoring the patient through her pregnancy and hope for the best for mom and baby,? said Dr. Natalie Vanek, a Legacy Community Health infectious disease specialist. ?Today we are re-issuing our advisory to pregnant women not to travel down to the Central and South American countries where the virus is rampant, and want to make the broader Houston community aware the virus can be transmitted sexually. We are focused on prevention, not panic."
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http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/pregnant-woman-tests-positive-for-zika-virus/147053614
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KHOU.com , KHOU 8:42 AM. CDT April 21, 2016
HOUSTON ? A pregnant woman, who recently lived in El Salvador, has tested positive for the Zika virus, according to the Legacy Community Health on Thursday.
This is the first patient to test positive at the health center.
The woman had lived in El Salvador, where the virus is widespread, prior to coming to the U.S. earlier this year. However, it?s not clear whether she contracted the virus directly through a mosquito bite in El Salvador or through sexual transmission with a male partner.
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?We are closely monitoring the patient through her pregnancy and hope for the best for mom and baby,? said Dr. Natalie Vanek, a Legacy Community Health infectious disease specialist. ?Today we are re-issuing our advisory to pregnant women not to travel down to the Central and South American countries where the virus is rampant, and want to make the broader Houston community aware the virus can be transmitted sexually. We are focused on prevention, not panic."
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http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/pregnant-woman-tests-positive-for-zika-virus/147053614