Texas Expands Zika Recommendations Ahead Of 2017 Mosquito Season stat : The Huffington Post

Texas had six cases of local mosquito transmission of Zika virus disease in Brownsville in November and December. With its outbreak last year, Texas became the second state within the continental United States to report local Zika transmission, following Florida, which reported its first locally transmitted cases in July. Texas health officials are expanding testing recommendations for pregnant women in South Texas as the advent of warm weather increases the risk for local transmission of the mosquito-borne virus that has been shown to cause severe birth defects. The region is considered a likely place for Zika to spread because of its history of local transmission of dengue, a closely related virus, and its proximity to Mexico, where there continues to be local Zika transmission, including in communities just across the border. For the rest of the state, Texas is recommending testing for anyone with at least three of those four Zika symptoms and all pregnant women who have traveled to areas with ongoing Zika transmission, including travel to any part of Mexico.




To learn more about the Zika virus call the New York State Zika Information Line at 1-888-364-4723 or visithttp://on.ny.gov/2mpEAjK. Mosquitoes are usually just thought of as an annoying pest, however they can sometimes spread disease, such as West Nile Virus or Zika Virus. To learn more, call the Health Department at 845-364-3173 or visit http://bit.ly/2aXY0E4. The fish are available for pick-up ONLY on Thursday, April 20th from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM at the Health Department. While Rockland has cases of West Nile Virus spread from local mosquitoes, the onlycases of Zika to date in Rockland are from people who have traveled to areas where the Zika Virus is spreading.


Cases of locally acquired mosquito transmitted Zika virus have been reported in Florida. Anyone who is living in or traveling to an area where Zika virus is found is at risk for infection. How is Zika virus transmitted? However, pregnant women and women who are trying to become pregnant are of special concern because Zika can cause birth defects. New York State has a Zika virus information line (888) 364-4723 to answer questions about the virus.


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