NBC4i : reported that Health officials confirm Zika case in Clark County

CLARK COUNTY, OH (WCMH) – Health officials in Clark County have confirmed that a case of Zika has been diagnosed in a person who had recently traveled abroad. The Clark County Combined Health District (CCCHD) said the person had recently returned from a known "Zika hot spot" in the Caribbean. There is no vaccine to prevent Zika. According to the health district, there is no evidence that Zika is being transmitted locally. Prevent sexual transmission of Zika by using condoms or not having sex.

Abbott tells local officials to step up Zika efforts

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause fever, rash, muscle and joint aches, and conjunctivitis, or "pink eye," according to DSHS. Hellerstedt said last year's Zika season started late, fortunately, though he expects 2017 will soon "pick up where we left off." A longer season this year will tax resources, Hellerstedt said. Greg Abbott and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt were in Brownsville on Friday to deliver an emphatic message to local officials: Get the jump on Zika before it gets the jump on us. "We're very concerned about an even greater proliferation of Zika this particular year," Abbott said. Symptoms are typically mild, and the majority of those exposed to the virus never develop symptoms.

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