Montana

Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory — United States, 2015–2016 (as of August 31, 2016)§ http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html States Travel-associated cases* No. (% of cases in states) (N=2,687) Locally acquired cases† No. (% of cases in states) (N=35) Alabama 24 (1) 0 (0) Arizona 20 (1) 0 (0) Arkansas 9 (<1) 0 (0) California 152 (6) 0 (0) Colorado 27 (1…

RiverStone Health and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday the first Zika virus case has been reported in Yellowstone County. This marks the fourth reported case in Montana and was discovered in an adult male who traveled to an affected area. A press release by RiverStone Health did not clarify exactly where the man traveled to or the severity of his symptoms. http://www.kxlf.com/story/32680589/first-case-of-zika-reported-in-yellowstone-county

Local public health officials today announced the first confirmed case of Zika virus infection in Lewis and Clark County. The infected person, a woman who was not pregnant, recently traveled to another country with an active Zika outbreak. She became ill shortly after returning home. The case is only the third reported in Montana since the virus turned up in the Western Hemisphere in May 2015. Two travel-related cases have been found in Missoula, the first last February and the other just this week. https://www.lccountymt.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/Health/Communications/2016_News_Releases/first-zika-case-7-16.pdf

Local public health officials today announced the first confirmed case of Zika virus infection in Lewis and Clark County. The infected person, a woman who was not pregnant, recently traveled to another country with an active Zika outbreak. She became ill shortly after returning home. The case is only the third reported in Montana since the virus turned up in the Western Hemisphere in May 2015. Two travel-related cases have been found in Missoula, the first last February and the other just this week. https://www.lccountymt.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/Health/Communications/2016_News_Releases/first-zika-case-7-16.pdf

Posted: Feb 26, 2016 12:54 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 26, 2016 2:19 PM EST1st case of Zika virus reported in a Missoula womanBy MTN NewsCONNECT The mosquito Aedes Aegypti as seen through a microscope. The main culprit in the spread of Zika as well as other viruses (photo credit: Miguel Castro/CNN)HELENA -The first case of Zika virus infection in Montana has turned up in a Missoula County woman who recently returned from a Zika-affected area. The infected individual is not pregnant Zika is a disease caused by a virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito not found in Montana. Montana is one of 25 states now reporting a tra…

Posted: Feb 26, 2016 12:54 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 26, 2016 2:19 PM EST1st case of Zika virus reported in a Missoula womanBy MTN NewsCONNECT The mosquito Aedes Aegypti as seen through a microscope. The main culprit in the spread of Zika as well as other viruses (photo credit: Miguel Castro/CNN)HELENA -The first case of Zika virus infection in Montana has turned up in a Missoula County woman who recently returned from a Zika-affected area. The infected individual is not pregnant Zika is a disease caused by a virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito not found in Montana. Montana is one of 25 states now reporting a tra…