Texas Governor Talks About Zika in the Valley - Story quoting : rgvproud

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Governor Abbott visits the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to discuss Zika. People that have the zika virus may not show any signs or symptoms. 'We cannot let our guard down.' That is one of the messages Texas Governor Greg Abbott along with local health officials wanted to deliver in today's Zika round table. Since then, the County Health Department claims their focus has been all about Zika. Cameron County is the first and only region so far where the virus has been acquired locally in the state of Texas.




Pregnant women unaware of Zika basics, Texas study findsPhoto: Felipe Dana, STF Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 1 of 19Keep clicking to see what we know and don't know about the Zika virus. The UTMB survey, conducted last summer, was conducted with 639 pregnant women attending one of five reproductive health clinics in southeast Texas. Spencer Green, File) Fact : Pregnant women in any trimester should consider postponing travel to any country where the Zika virus is spreading. Source: CDC Fact : With Zika virus, people usually don't get sick enough to go to the hospital and rarely die. less A survey conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston found that most pregnant women in southeast Texas were under educated about the affects of the Zika virus.

North Texas Mosquito Season Means Battling West Nile & Zika « CBS Dallas

Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | TwitterNORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It's the first week of May and the start of mosquito season in North Texas. To date, Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reports four imported cases of the West Nile Virus. According to health officials, there are different safety concern this year because doctors are dealing with two dangerous viruses – West Nile and Zika. Currently there is no vaccine for West Nile or Zika, so health professionals say people need to take proper precautions and prevent getting mosquito bites. Thompson said, "We're also trapping and monitoring for both mosquitoes that breed the Zika Virus as well as the West Nile Virus."Counties across North Texas routinely perform ground spraying/fogging to control mosquito populations.


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