niman Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 China detects 1st imported case of Zika virus Source: Xinhua 2016-02-10 01:02:42 BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China has confirmed an imported case of Zika virus, the country's first, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) announced late Tuesday.The patient, a 34-year-old male from Ganxian county of Jiangxi province, is now recovering with normal body temperature and fading rash.He had traveled to Venezuela and showed symptoms of fever, headache and dizziness on Jan. 28, before returning to his hometown on Feb. 5 via Hong Kong and Shenzhen.He has been quarantined and treated in a hospital in Ganxian since Feb. 6.The NHFPC said that according to evaluation by public health officials and experts, the risk of further spreading of the virus due to this imported case is extremely low due to low temperature.Symptoms of Zika virus, which spreads to people through mosquito bites, include fever, joint pain, rash, conjunctivitis, headache, muscle pain and eye pain.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-02/10/c_135087223.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 China confirms first imported Zika caseChina confirmed its first imported case of Zika late Tuesday, Xinhua reported, as fears mount over the fast-spreading virus that has been linked to severe birth defects mostly in Latin America.Posted 10 Feb 2016 03:54PHOTOSA male Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen on cotton in a laboratory conducting research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, at the entomology department of the Ministry of Public Health in Guatemala City. (REUTERS/Josue Decavele)ENLARGECAPTION 1 Email More A A BEIJING: China confirmed its first imported case of Zika late Tuesday (Feb 9), Xinhua reported, as fears mount over the fast-spreading virus that has been linked to severe birth defects mostly in Latin America.Few cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported in Asia, but the World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency to combat Zika as cases spread elsewhere.Officials in China said a 34-year-old man was diagnosed with the virus after he returned from Venezuela on Jan 28 and reported a fever, headache and dizziness, according to Xinhua news agency citing health officials.The man, from Ganxian county in the southeast province of Jiangxi, is now recovering with a normal body temperature and fading rash, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission cited on Xinhua.He had travelled home via Hong Kong and Shenzhen and has been quarantined and treated in a Ganxian hospital since Feb 6. The health commission said he posed an extremely low risk of spreading the virus, the news agency added.The disease starts with a mosquito bite and normally causes little more than a fever and rash. Zika has however been linked to a surge in the number of children in Latin America born with microcephaly - abnormally small heads and brains.So far, 26 countries have confirmed cases of the virus, and dozens of Europeans and North Americans returning from Zika-affected areas have also tested positive for the virus.Brazil has been hardest hit by the outbreak with more than 20,000 cases, including over 2,000 pregnant women.Thailand and Indonesia have reported one case each, but health experts have warned some Asian nations are vulnerable to a Zika outbreak. Health authorities have said Zika could infect up to four million people in Latin America and spread worldwide.- AFP/dehttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-confirms-first/2501950.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Life | Tue Feb 9, 2016 6:44pm GMTRelated: HEALTHChina confirms first imported Zika case: Xinhua An aedes aegypti mosquito is pictured on a leaf in San Jose, Costa Rica February 1, 2016.REUTERS/JUAN CARLOS ULATE China has confirmed its first case of imported Zika virus, the country's state news agency Xinhua reported.The Zika virus was detected in a 34-year-old man from Ganxian county of Jiangxi province, Xinhua said, citing China's National Health and Family Planning Commission.The man was recovering with normal body temperature and fading rash, Xinhua said. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Rodney Joyce)http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-china-idUKKCN0VI1UV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Chinese National Health Commission Confirms First Zika Case© AFP 2016/ Marvin RECINOSLIFE22:04 09.02.2016(updated 22:39 09.02.2016) Get short URL14301The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) has confirmed the first case of the Zika virus in the country, local media reported on Tuesday. © AFP 2016/ MARVIN RECINOSKenya May Skip 2016 Olympics Amid Zika Virus OutbreakMOSCOW (Sputnik) — The NHFPC as cited by the Xinhua news agency reported that 34-year-old man from the southeastern province of Jiangxi had been quarantined since Saturday. According to the agency, the man had visited Venezuela and developed symptoms of the Zika virus on January 28, before returning to China.The Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitos active in daytime. It does not cause serious complications in adults, but is suspected of leading to severe brain defects and microcephaly cases in newborns.On February 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency because the Zika virus was "spreading explosively."Read more: http://sputniknews.com/art_living/20160209/1034478632/china-confirms-zika-case.html#ixzz3zhpq6i9c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 10 February 2016CHP notified of first imported case of Zika Virus Infection in Mainland The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received notification late last night (February 9) of the first imported case of Zika Virus Infection in the Mainland from the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), and again urged the public, particularly pregnant women, those planning pregnancy and immunocompromised patients, to adopt strict anti-mosquito measures during travel. According to the NHFPC, the male patient aged 34 from Ganxian, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, works in Dongguan, Guangdong. He developed fever, dizziness and headache in Venezuela on January 28 and attended a local hospital for management. He then travelled to Hong Kong on February 3 and stayed in Hong Kong International Airport until he transferred to Shenzhen by ferry on February 4. Upon arrival in Ganzhou on February 5, he was hospitalised for isolation and management on February 6. As of last night, he was afebrile with skin rash subsided. The case was laboratory confirmed by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on February 9. "Locally, as the patient has been staying within the airport with no other local movements in Hong Kong, and Zika virus is mainly transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, our Port Health Office has stepped up inspection in the airport to maintain strict environmental hygiene with effective mosquito control. Port Health Inspectors have reinforced training for contractors of boundary control points (BCPs) on port hygiene and pest control for effective vector prevention," a spokesman for the DH said. "We again urge those arriving from Zika-affected areas to apply insect repellent for 14 days upon arrival to reduce the risk of transmission. Routine health surveillance on body temperature of inbound travellers at all BCPs is ongoing. Suspected cases will be referred to healthcare facilities for follow-up. Health promotion in BCPs have been enhanced through pamphlets and posters to alert travellers to necessary measures against Zika," the spokesman added. The DH has been closely working with the travel industry and stakeholders, especially agents operating tours in Zika-affected areas and personnel receiving travellers in those areas (particularly pregnant women), to regularly update them of the latest disease information and health advice. As long as there is international travel, there is always risk of introduction of Zika virus to Hong Kong. As asymptomatic infection is very common and the potential vector, Aedes albopictus, is present locally, there is also risk of local spread in case Zika is introduced to Hong Kong. The public should pay special attention to the 33 countries with reported autochthonous circulation of Zika virus and the six other countries with indirect evidence of local transmission earlier announced by the World Health Organization (WHO). The DH has been maintaining close liaison with the WHO as well as overseas, neighbouring and the Mainland health authorities to closely monitor the latest developments of Zika. Locally, no human Zika cases have been reported to the CHP to date. To prevent Zika Virus Infection, in addition to general anti-mosquito measures, the DH drew the public's attention to special notes below:(A) Travelling abroad* If going to areas with ongoing Zika transmission (affected areas), travellers, especially those with immune disorders or severe chronic illnesses, should arrange consultation with a doctor at least six weeks before the trip, and take extra preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites;* Those arriving from affected areas should apply insect repellent for 14 days upon arrival. If feeling unwell, e.g. having fever, they should seek medical advice as soon as possible, and provide travel details to a doctor;(B) Pregnant women and those preparing for pregnancy* Pregnant women and those preparing for pregnancy should consider deferring their trip to affected areas. Those who must travel should seek medical advice from their doctor before the trip, adopt contraception if appropriate, strictly follow steps to avoid mosquito bites during the trip, and consult and reveal their travel history to their doctor if symptoms develop after the trip. Women preparing for pregnancy are advised to continue to adopt contraception for 28 days after returning from these areas; and(C) Prevention of sexual transmission* If a female partner is at risk of getting pregnant or is already pregnant, condom use is advised for a male traveller:(i) For 28 days after his return from affected areas if he had no symptoms of unexplained fever and rash; or(ii) For six months following recovery if a clinical illness compatible with Zika or laboratory confirmed Zika Virus Infection was reported. The public may visit the pages below for more disease information and health advice:* The CHP's Zika Virus Infection page (www.chp.gov.hk/en/view_content/43086.html);* The Zika page of the DH's Travel Health Service (www.travelhealth.gov.hk/english/popup/popup_zika.html);* The Outbound Travel Alert page of the Security Bureau (www.sb.gov.hk/eng/ota); and* Anti-mosquito precautions for women (www.fhs.gov.hk/english/health_info/woman/30014.html).Ends/Wednesday, February 10, 2016http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/view_content/43309.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 LOCUS KU740199 1813 bp RNA linear VRL 22-FEB-2016 DEFINITION Zika virus isolate VE_Ganxian2016 polyprotein gene, partial cds. ACCESSION KU740199 VERSION KU740199.1 GI:998963116 KEYWORDS . SOURCE Zika virus ORGANISM Zika virus Viruses; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus. REFERENCE 1 (bases 1 to 1813) AUTHORS Wu,W., Zhao,X., Liu,L., Li,J., Qu,J., Zhang,S., Li,W., Liang,M. and Li,D. TITLE First imported case of Zika virus infection in China mainland, February 2016 JOURNAL Unpublished REFERENCE 2 (bases 1 to 1813) AUTHORS Wu,W., Zhao,X., Liu,L., Li,J., Qu,J., Zhang,S., Li,W., Liang,M. and Li,D. TITLE Direct Submission JOURNAL Submitted (20-FEB-2016) Department of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, National Institute for Viral Diseases Control and Prevention, Changbai Road 155, Beijing, Beijing 102206, China COMMENT ##Assembly-Data-START## Assembly Method :: CLC Genomics Workbench v. 8.5.1 Sequencing Technology :: IonTorrent ##Assembly-Data-END## FEATURES Location/Qualifiers source 1..1813 /organism="Zika virus" /mol_type="genomic RNA" /isolate="VE_Ganxian2016" /isolation_source="urine" /host="Homo sapiens" /db_xref="taxon:64320" /country="China" /collection_date="07-Feb-2016" /note="type: Asian" CDS <1..>1813 /note="contains nonstructural proteins" /codon_start=3 /product="polyprotein" /protein_id="AMK79467.1" /db_xref="GI:998963117" /translation="VLASCLLQTAISALEGDLMVLINGFALAWLAVRAMVVPRTDNIT LAILAALTPLARGTLLVAWRAGLATCGGFMLLSLKGKGSVKKNLPFVMALGLTAVRLV DPINVVGLLLLTRSGKRSWPPSEVLTAVGLICALAGGFAKADIEMAGPMAAVGLLIVS YVVSGKSVDMYIERAGDITWEKDAEVTGNSPRLDVALDESGDFSLVEDDGPPMREIIL KVVLMTICGMNPIAIPFAAGAWYVYVKTGKRSGALWDVPAPKEVKKGETTDGVYRVMT RRLLGSTQVGVGVMQEGVFHTMWHVTKGSALRSGEGRLDPYWGDVKQDLVSYCGPWKL DAAWDGHSEVQLLAVPPGERARNIQTLPGIFKTKDGDIGAVALDYPAGTSGSPILDKC GRVIGLYGNGVVIKNGSYVSAITQGRREEETPVECFEPSMLKKKQLTVLDLHPGAGKT RRVLPEIVREAIKTRLRTVILAPTRVVAAEMEEALRGLPVRYMTTAVNVTHSGTEIVD LMCHATFTSRLLQPIRVPNYNLYIMDEAHFTDPSSIAARGYISTRVEMGEAAAIFMTA TPPGTRDAFPDSNSPIMDTEVEVPERAWSSGFDWVTE" mat_peptide <1..368 /product="NS2A" mat_peptide 369..800 /product="NS2B" mat_peptide 801..1811 /product="NS3" ORIGIN 1 tggtcttggc ctcgtgtctt ttgcaaactg cgatctccgc cttggaaggc gacctgatgg 61 ttctcatcaa tggttttgct ttggcctggt tggcagtacg agcgatggtt gttccacgca 121 ctgataacat caccttagca atcctggctg ctctgacacc actggcccgg ggcacactgc 181 ttgtggcgtg gagagcaggc cttgctactt gcggggggtt tatgctcctc tctctgaagg 241 gaaaaggcag tgtgaagaag aacttaccat ttgtcatggc cctgggacta accgctgtga 301 ggctggtcga ccccatcaac gtggtgggac tgctgttgct cacaaggagt gggaagcgga 361 gctggccccc tagcgaagta ctcacagctg ttggcctgat atgcgcattg gctggagggt 421 tcgccaaggc agatatagag atggctgggc ccatggccgc ggtcggtctg ctaattgtca 481 gttacgtggt ctcaggaaag agtgtggaca tgtacattga aagagcaggt gacatcacat 541 gggaaaaaga tgcggaagtc actggaaaca gtccccggct cgatgtggcg ctagatgaga 601 gtggtgattt ctccctggtg gaggatgacg gtccccccat gagagagatc atactcaagg 661 tggtcctgat gaccatctgt ggcatgaacc caatagccat accctttgca gctggagcgt 721 ggtacgtata cgtgaagact ggaaaaagga gtggtgctct atgggatgtg cctgctccca 781 aggaagtaaa aaagggggag accacagatg gagtgtacag agtaatgact cgcagactgc 841 taggttcaac acaagttgga gtgggagtta tgcaagaggg ggtctttcac actatgtggc 901 acgtcacaaa aggatccgcg ctgagaagcg gtgaagggag acttgatcca tactggggag 961 atgtcaagca ggatctggtg tcatactgtg gtccatggaa gctagatgcc gcctgggacg 1021 ggcacagcga ggtgcagctc ttggccgtgc cccccggaga gagagcgagg aacatccaga 1081 ctctgcccgg aatatttaag acaaaggatg gggacattgg agcggttgca ctggattacc 1141 cagcaggaac ttcaggatct ccaatcctag acaagtgtgg gagagtgata ggactttatg 1201 gcaatggggt cgtgatcaaa aatgggagtt atgttagtgc catcacccaa gggaggaggg 1261 aggaagagac tcctgttgag tgcttcgagc cttcgatgct gaagaagaag cagctaactg 1321 tcttagactt gcatcctgga gctgggaaaa ccaggagagt tcttcctgaa atagtccgtg 1381 aagccataaa aacaagactc cgtactgtga tcttggctcc aaccagggtt gtcgctgctg 1441 aaatggagga ggcccttaga gggcttccag tgcgttatat gacaacagca gtcaatgtca 1501 cccactctgg aacagaaatc gtcgacttaa tgtgccatgc caccttcact tcacgtctac 1561 tacagccaat tagagtcccc aactataatc tgtatattat ggatgaggcc cacttcacag 1621 atccctcaag tatagcagca agaggataca tttcaacaag ggttgagatg ggcgaggcgg 1681 ctgccatctt catgaccgcc acgccaccag gaacccgtga cgcatttccg gactccaact 1741 caccaattat ggacaccgaa gtggaagtcc cagagagagc ctggagctca ggctttgatt 1801 gggtgacaga gta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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