Marshall-Harrison County Health District testing for Zika virus, one case pending stat : CBS 19 TV

The Marshall-Harrison County Health District monitors state and local county Zika virus cases. As of March 14, 2017 the Marshall-Harrison County Health District has tested six cases, five are negative and one is pending results. For more information on Zika visit the following links below:Authorities Testing for Zika Virus:The Marshall-Harrison County Health District monitors state and local... https://t.co/qVfLtEY6hs — KMHT Radio (@KMHTNEWS) March 14, 2017KMHT Radio Harrison County has been testing for the Zika virus since March 2016. Within the State of Texas, six Zika cases have been reported in 2017, and 313 cases were reported for 2015 and 2016.




MOREHEAD CITY, Carteret County - A Carteret County person who traveled to the Caribbean last fall tested positive for the Zika Virus. The Carteret County News Times reports an announcement of the case was made at a public county meeting on Monday. The Zika Virus can lead to birth defects in infants if a pregnant mother is infected with the virus through mosquito bites, sexual transmission and blood transfusions. The person was determined to have Zika last October. The article revealed there is no current concern.


MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) – A Carteret County resident tested positive for Zika in October according to Donna Faiella, Carteret County Health Department communicable diseases nurse, who made the announcement Monday. The Carteret County Health Department has tested 17 people for Zika since January 2017. It is the first reported case in Carteret County. The Carteret County Health Department will do free tests if a person has traveled to a Zika zone within the past 12 weeks and is pregnant or has symptoms. Zika is not in the county locally.


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