Not so fast on those Harris County Zika cases stat : Houston Chronicle

Not so fast on those Harris County Zika casesImage 1 of / 32 Caption Close Image 1 of 32 What you need to know about the Zika virus. Source: CDC Photo: DERRICK BRYANT PHOTOGRAPHY, The Woodlands Development Company Image 32 of 32 Not so fast on those Harris County Zika cases 1 / 32 Back to GalleryThe southeast Texas health system that reported on Thursday the first cases of the Zika virus in Harris County in 2017, six then-pregnant women, has backed off the claim. The Zika virus - which was at first thought to be relatively innocuous - may have arrived in Brazil Brazilian soldiers aim to kill mosquitoes that may have the Zika virus. Source: CDC Fact : With Zika virus, people usually don't get sick enough to go to the hospital and rarely die. "The laboratory results do not provide a conclusive diagnosis that the women became infected specifically with Zika virus.




Source: CDC Fact : With Zika virus, people usually don't get sick enough to go to the hospital and rarely die. Six pregnant women in Harris County test positive for ZikaImage 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 1 of 19 Click ahead to discern the facts from the fiction when it comes to Zika. 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 : Local, mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus has been reported in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. Source: CDC Fact : Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus bite mostly during the day.

Sullivan County has first travel-related Zika virus case

LIBERTY – A person from Sullivan County has a case of travel-related Zika virus, county Public Health Services announced late Friday. "There is no local transmission of Zika virus from mosquitoes in Sullivan County, and there are no mosquitoes of the species type that can transmit the Zika virus in Sullivan County identified by surveillance performed by the New York State Department of Health," said Nancy McGraw, the director of Sullivan County Health. The individual recently traveled to South America where Zika virus is common, county officials said. If you are pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider before traveling to an area with Zika virus transmission. The most common symptoms of Zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis.


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