Zika Confirmed In San Antonio Texas Traveler

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Zika Confirmed In San Antonio Texas Traveler

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BREAKING: Metro Health confirms 1st Zika Virus case in Bexar County

BY FOX SAN ANTONIO STAFF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST 2016

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SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has confirmed the first case of the Zika Virus in Bexar County.

In a press release, Metro Health received the confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the first case in Bexar County.

Metro Health also has additional possible infections under investigation. All are associated with travel to affected areas. The individual has now recovered and is virus-free.

The Zika virus is part of the same family as the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. It can also be transmitted from a pregnant mother to her baby during pregnancy or around the time of birth. About one in five people infected with Zika will get sick. According to the World Health Organization, which met today, most cases will have no symptoms but the virus has been linked to brain abnormalities in thousands of babies in Brazil.

Common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis (red eyes). Symptoms typically begin 2 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

With no treatment or vaccine available, avoid traveling to the parts of the world where the virus is spreading. . If you do travel to a country where Zika is present, the CDC advises strict adherence to mosquito protection measures:

- Use an EPA-approved repellent over sunscreen

- Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts thick enough to block a mosquito bite

- Sleep in air-conditioned, screened rooms

See your healthcare provider if you have traveled to a country where Zika virus is occurring and are currently experiencing symptoms (fever, rash, joint pain, or red eyes) within 2 weeks after traveling. Be sure to tell your health care provider where you traveled.

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Metro Health confirms first Zika virus case in Bexar County

KENS 5 staff5:41 p.m. CST February 1, 2016

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BEXAR COUNTY, Texas -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed to Metro Health the first Zika virus case in Bexar County.

Metro Health states that the individual has now recovered and is virus-free while other possible cases are still under investigation.

Earlier today, the CDC confirmed seven cases in the Houston area.

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The Zika virus is spread by the Aedes mosquito and can’t be passed from person to person. For now, only people who live in or travel to Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia are at risk. Those who have contracted the disease have not done so from mosquitoes in the United States, but rather from mosquitoes the encountered while traveling.

 

Bexar County: First case of Zika virus confirmed

According to the Centers for Disease Control, Zika virus mostly causes three to seven days of mild fever, rash, aches and red eyes. Most people don’t have any symptoms and don’t even know they have the virus.

However, it can be dangerous for pregnant women. The virus has been linked to birth defects that can cause a child's head or brain to develop abnormally small. The CDC is advising pregnant women to postpone trips to the countries affected.

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Those still planning to travel to the affected countries are advised to take precautions by wearing bug spray, long sleeves and, if possible, stay indoors.

There is no known vaccine or medicine to treat the Zika virus.

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Zika diagnosis confirmed in San Antonio area

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An Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. The mosquito is a vector for the proliferation of the Zika virus currently spreading throughout Latin America. New figures from Brazil's Health Ministry show that the Zika virus outbreak has not caused as many confirmed cases of a rare brain defect as first feared. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a person in Bexar County had the Zika virus. It is the first diagnosis in the San Antonio area.

According to The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, the patient has recovered and is now virus free.

About one in five people infected with Zika will get sick.

Metro Health is currently investigating additional infections that may possibly be the Zika virus. Those individuals under investigation had traveled to affected areas.

The Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting next week to decide if they should declare an international health emergency.

The warning from the World Health Organization came amid a call to arms by officials on both sides of the Atlantic over the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to a spike in a rare birth defect in Brazil.

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First Zika virus case confirmed in San Antonio area

BY NEWS 4 SAN ANTONIO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST 2016

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SAN ANTONIO — (WOAI) The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has confirmed the first case of the Zika Virus in Bexar County.

In a press release, Metro Health received the confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the first case in Bexar County.

Metro Health also has additional possible infections under investigation. All are associated with travel to affected areas. The individual has now recovered and is virus-free.

The Zika virus is part of the same family as the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. It can also be transmitted from a pregnant mother to her baby during pregnancy or around the time of birth. About one in five people infected with Zika will get sick. According to the World Health Organization, which met today, most cases will have no symptoms but the virus has been linked to brain abnormalities in thousands of babies in Brazil.

Common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis (red eyes). Symptoms typically begin 2 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

With no treatment or vaccine available, avoid traveling to the parts of the world where the virus is spreading. . If you do travel to a country where Zika is present, the CDC advises strict adherence to mosquito protection measures:

• Use an EPA-approved repellent over sunscreen
• Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts thick enough to block a mosquito bite
• Sleep in air-conditioned, screened rooms

See your healthcare provider if you have traveled to a country where Zika virus is occurring and are currently experiencing symptoms (fever, rash, joint pain, or red eyes) within 2 weeks after traveling. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider where you traveled.

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Confirmed the first case of the virus Zika in San Antonio

February 1, 2016

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Zika virus by the Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which are the same that transmit yellow fever, chikingunya, viral encephalitis, dengue fever and West Nile virus is transmitted (Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images)..

The health department of the city of San Antonio said Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of the Zika virus in Bexar County.

The Metropolitan Health District in San Antonio said that the individual has recovered and is free of virus. Seven other cases have been confirmed in Texas -all in Houston- area and also infected have recovered.

At least six people in Bexar County tests were applied to them last week. The Department of Health said "all were associated with travel to affected areas."

According to the health department, "Zika virus is part of the same family that causes yellow fever, West Nile virus, and Dengue Chikingunya. Zika virus is mainly transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. It can also be transmitted by a pregnant woman to her baby during pregnancy or childbirth in the near time mother. One in five people infected with Zika will get sick. "

Common symptoms, which usually begin two to seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito, include fever, rash, joint pain, or red eyes, according to the city.

The UN agency took a rare step, despite the lack of definitive evidence that the virus is transmitted by mosquitoes causing an increase in babies born with brain defects and abnormally small heads in Brazil and after an outbreak in French Polynesia 2013-2014.

On Monday cited an emergency meeting of independent experts in response to the increase of babies with microcephaly in Brazil since the virus was found last year. Officials of French Polynesia also documented a connection between Zika virus and neurological complications when the virus has spread two years ago, while dengue fever.

"After reviewing the evidence, the committee determined that cases of microcephaly and other neurological complications are an extraordinary event and a threat to public health from around the world," said the director general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan.

Although the Director General of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, said there is no conclusive evidence that the Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes variety Aedes aegypti , is responsible for birth defects, Chan acknowledged Thursday that "the degree of alarm is very high. "

The last time a public health emergency was declared when the devastating outbreak of Ebola virus in 2014 in Western, which killed more than 11,000 people Africa.

WHO estimates that there could be four million cases of Zika in America.

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John Boyd of the Houston Chronicle contributed to this report.

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Metro Health confirms 1st Zika Virus case in Bexar County

Updated: Mon, Feb 01 2016, 08:05 PM | FOX San Antonio

 

 

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SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has confirmed the first case of the Zika Virus in Bexar County.

In a press release, Metro Health received the confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the first case in Bexar County.

Metro Health also has additional possible infections under investigation. All are associated with travel to affected areas. The individual has now recovered and is virus-free.

The Zika virus is part of the same family as the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. It can also be transmitted from a pregnant mother to her baby during pregnancy or around the time of birth. About one in five people infected with Zika will get sick. According to the World Health Organization, which met today, most cases will have no symptoms but the virus has been linked to brain abnormalities in thousands of babies in Brazil.

Common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis (red eyes). Symptoms typically begin 2 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

With no treatment or vaccine available, avoid traveling to the parts of the world where the virus is spreading. . If you do travel to a country where Zika is present, the CDC advises strict adherence to mosquito protection measures:

- Use an EPA-approved repellent over sunscreen

- Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts thick enough to block a mosquito bite

- Sleep in air-conditioned, screened rooms

See your healthcare provider if you have traveled to a country where Zika virus is occurring and are currently experiencing symptoms (fever, rash, joint pain, or red eyes) within 2 weeks after traveling. Be sure to tell your health care provider where you traveled.

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Metro Health Confirms First Zika Case

 

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SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 1, 2016) – The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the first case of Zika in Bexar County. Metro Health also has additional possible infections under investigation. All are associated with travel to affected areas.  The individual has now recovered and is virus-free.

 

The Zika virus is part of the same family as the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. It can also be transmitted from a pregnant mother to her baby during pregnancy or around the time of birth. About one in five people infected with Zika will get sick. According to the World Health Organization, which met today, most cases will have no symptoms but the virus has been linked to brain abnormalities in thousands of babies in Brazil. 

 

Common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis (red eyes). Symptoms typically begin 2 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

 

With no treatment or vaccine available, avoid traveling to the parts of the world where the virus is spreading. If you do travel to a country where Zika is present, the CDC advises strict adherence to mosquito protection measures:

 

• Use an EPA-approved repellent over sunscreen 
• Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts thick enough to block a mosquito bite
• Sleep in air-conditioned, screened rooms

 

See your healthcare provider if you have traveled to a country where Zika virus is occurring and are currently experiencing symptoms (fever, rash, joint pain, or red eyes) within 2 weeks after traveling. Be sure to tell your health care provider where you traveled.

 

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Zika Virus – Feb. 3, 2016

Texas has 10 cases of Zika virus disease. Nine are travelers who were infected abroad and diagnosed after they returned home. One case involves a Dallas County resident who had sexual contact with someone who acquired the Zika infection while traveling abroad. Case counts by county: 

Harris County – 7

Bexar County – 1

Dallas County – 2

Zika is primarily a mosquito-borne virus that can cause fever, rash, muscle and joint aches and pinkeye. Symptoms are usually mild, and most people exposed to Zika virus won’t develop any symptoms at all. There have been reports of microcephaly and other poor pregnancy outcomes in babies of mothers who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is encouraging people to follow travel precautions for regions and certain countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing.

DSHS recommends travelers avoid mosquito bites while abroad and for seven days after returning, in case they have been exposed to Zika virus. People can protect themselves from mosquito bites by:

• Wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants
• Using EPA-registered insect repellents
• Using permethrin-treated clothing and gear 
• Staying and sleeping in screened-in or air-conditioned rooms
• Avoiding or limiting outdoor activities during peak mosquito times

Note: Zika case data for Texas will be updated weekdays by 11 a.m.

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