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Nebraska Zika Cases Increase To Three


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The state Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that all the cases in Nebraska involve women in their 20s who traveled to Zika-affected countries.

The new case is a woman from Douglas County. The previous cases reported in February were women from Douglas and Sarpy counties.

None of the three women was hospitalized.

http://www.ketv.com/news/third-travelrelated-zika-virus-case-reported-in-nebraska/40456842

 

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Health officials: third case of Zika virus found in Nebraska

UPDATED 3:19 PM CDT Jul 11, 2016
 
Mosquito-borne virus prompts CDC travel warning

1. What is Zika and why is it so serious?

The Zika virus is part of the same family as the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile, chikungunya and dengue. But unlike some of those viruses, there is no vaccine to prevent Zika or medicine to treat the infection. Zika is commanding worldwide attention because of an alarming connection between the virus and microcephaly, a neurological disorder that results in babies being born with abnormally small heads. This causes severe developmental issues and sometimes death. 

USDA via CNN

LINCOLN, Neb. —A third travel-related case of the Zika virus has bene confirmed in Nebraska.

The state Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that all the cases in Nebraska involve women in their 20s who traveled to Zika-affected countries.

The new case is a woman from Douglas County. The previous cases reported in February were women from Douglas and Sarpy counties.

None of the three women was hospitalized.

The Zika outbreak has mainly hit Latin America and the Caribbean. The virus is mainly transmitted by mosquito.

While most people infected with the virus do not get sick, health officials are investigating whether there is a link between Zika infections in pregnant women and a rare birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads.

http://www.ketv.com/news/third-travelrelated-zika-virus-case-reported-in-nebraska/40456842

 

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