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New Utah case of Zika virus baffles health officialsPOSTED 10:24 AM, JULY 18, 2016, BY ASHTON EDWARDS, UPDATED AT 11:16AM, JULY 18, 2016FACEBOOK87TWITTERREDDITPINTERESTLINKEDINEMAIL SALT LAKE CITY - Utah health officials have confirmed a new case of the Zika virus in Utah Monday. Authorities are investigating how the person became infected. According to the Utah Dept. of Health, the new case is a relative who helped care for the person who died from unknown causes and was infected with Zika after traveling to an area with Zika. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a team in Utah to investigate. Officials said this new case if the eighth Utah residents to be diagnosed with the virus. The health dept. said the new patient had not recently traveled to an area known to have Zika and had not had sexual contact with someone who was infected. Authorities also said there is no evidence to show mosquitoes that carry Zika are currently in Utah. The investigation is focused on determining how the eighth case became infected after having contact with the deceased patient who had a uniquely high amount of virus in the blood, according to the health dept. “Our knowledge of this virus continues to evolve and our investigation is expected to help us better understand how this individual became infected,” said Dr. Angela Dunn, deputy state epidemiologist at the UDOH. “Based on what we know so far about this case, there is no evidence that there is any risk of Zika virus transmission among the general public in Utah.” The CDC recommends women who are pregnant not travel to areas with Zika. Health officials said they should also use condoms or not have sex with partners who have traveled to or live in an area with Zika for the duration of their pregnancy. http://fox13now.com/2016/07/18/new-case-of-zika-virus-in-utah-cdc-in-utah-to-investigate/

Elderly Zika patient in Utah may have infected a family contact By Lena H. Sun and Brady Dennis July 18 at 1:00 PM Zika virus. (Purdue University/Kuhn and Rossmann/Getty Images)A Utah resident who died after contracting Zika from travel abroad may have spread the virus to a family contact who did not leave the country, raising troubling questions about a possible new route of transmission of the mosquito-borne virus, state and federal officials said Monday. Officials said they are investigating how the second person became infected. One possibility is close contact between the critically ill patient and the contact, who cared for the patient. Officials are also trapping and testing mosquitoes around both individuals' homes. The second person has since recovered, officials said. “This case is unusual. The individual does not have any of the known risk factors we’ve seen thus far with Zika virus,” said Gary Edwards, health officer at the Salt Lake County Health Department, during a press conference. He said the person had not traveled to a Zika-affected country and had not had sexual contact with anyone with the virus. Edwards also said the primary mosquitoes known for carrying Zika are not present in Utah, though officials are trapping and testing mosquitoes in the area as a precaution. The Zika virus, explained Play Video3:07 Edwards said the person is a “family contact” who had “helped provide care for the deceased patient.” Citing privacy, officials declined to provide additional details. “At this time we don’t know if the contact between the new case and the deceased patient played any role in the transmission of the disease,” Edwards said. “There is uncertainty about how this new case contracted Zika. But we do not believe that there is risk of Zika transmission among the general population in Utah based on what we know so far." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said that the deceased patient had traveled to a Zika-affected area, and that lab tests showed he had uniquely high amounts of virus in his blood -- more than 100,000 times higher than seen in other samples of infected people. [First Zika-related death in adult in continental U.S. reported in Utah] Public health investigators in Utah are interviewing the person who was infected and family contacts to learn more about the types of contact they had with deceased patient. They're also working with health-care facilities where the deceased patient was cared for to determine what contacts, if any, health-care workers may have had. They are also collecting samples for testing from family members and others who had contact with the deceased patient while the patient was ill. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/07/18/elderly-zika-patient-in-utah-may-have-infected-a-family-contact/

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The new case is the eighth Utah resident to be diagnosed with Zika. Based on what is known now, the person has not recently traveled to an area with Zika and has not had sex with someone who is infected with Zika or who has traveled to an area with Zika. In addition, there is no evidence at this time that mosquitoes that commonly spread Zika (aedes species) virus are in Utah. http://udohnews.blogspot.com/2016/07/public-health-officials-investigating.html?m=1

By Associated Press | Posted: Mon 10:21 AM, Jul 18, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-- Utah health officials say a man who died after being infected with Zika virus passed it to a caregiver, creating a medical mystery about how it spread between them. The Salt Lake County Health Department said Monday that the two people didn't have sexual contact and the type of mosquito that mainly spreads the virus is not found in the high-altitude area where they live. Officials say the caregiver is a "family contact" but wouldn't give further details. The man who died caught the virus while traveling abroad to an area where mosquitoes are known to spread Zika. It marked the first time a person in the continental U.S. died after being infected with the virus. The exact cause of the death announced July 8 wasn't clear because the person was elderly and also had an underlying health condition. http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/Caregiver-gets-Zika-from-Utah-man-who-died-in-medical-mystery-387294131.html

Monday, July 18, 2016Public Health Officials Investigating Unique Case of Zika (Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah health officials confirmed today a new case of Zika in Utah and have launched an investigation to determine how the person became infected. The new case is a family contact who helped care for the individual who died from unknown causes and who had been infected with Zika after traveling to an area with Zika. Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in Utah confirmed Zika infection in both Utah residents. A CDC team is in Utah to help with the investigation. The new case is the eighth Utah resident to be diagnosed with Zika. Based on what is known now, the person has not recently traveled to an area with Zika and has not had sex with someone who is infected with Zika or who has traveled to an area with Zika. In addition, there is no evidence at this time that mosquitoes that commonly spread Zika (aedes species) virus are in Utah. The investigation is focused on determining how the eighth case became infected after having contact with the deceased patient who had a uniquely high amount of virus in the blood. “Our knowledge of this virus continues to evolve and our investigation is expected to help us better understand how this individual became infected,” said Dr. Angela Dunn, deputy state epidemiologist at the UDOH. “Based on what we know so far about this case, there is no evidence that there is any risk of Zika virus transmission among the general public in Utah.” Public health investigators are interviewing the person and family contacts to learn more about the types of contact they had with deceased patient. They are also collecting samples for testing from family members and others who had contact with the deceased patient while they were ill and are working in the communities where the two cases lived to trap and test mosquitoes. “We’re doing our part as public health officials to learn more about the virus and about this specific case,” said Gary Edwards, executive director of the SLCOHD. “In the meantime, the public, and especially pregnant women, should continue to take recommended steps to protect themselves from Zika virus.” The CDC recommends that women who are pregnant not travel to areas with Zika. They should also use condoms or not have sex with partners who have traveled to or live in an area with Zika for the duration of their pregnancy. For a list of areas with Zika visit http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/index.html. CDC also recommends people take steps to prevent mosquito bites: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/prevent-mosquito-bites.html. More tips on Zika prevention are available at http://health.utah.gov/epi/diseases/zika/. # # # Media Contacts:Tom HudachkoUtah Department of Health(o) 801-538-6232(m) 801-560-4649 Pam Davenport Salt Lake County Health Department(o) 385-468-4122 Utah Department of Health - News at 10:01 AM

Monday, July 18, 2016Public Health Officials Investigating Unique Case of Zika (Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah health officials confirmed today a new case of Zika in Utah and have launched an investigation to determine how the person became infected. The new case is a family contact who helped care for the individual who died from unknown causes and who had been infected with Zika after traveling to an area with Zika. http://udohnews.blogspot.com/2016/07/public-health-officials-investigating.html?m=1

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Zika Virus – July 18, 2016. Texas has had 68 reported cases of Zika virus disease. This count includes three pregnant women, one infant infected before birth, and one person who had sexual contact with a traveler. Texas Zika Cases by County: CountyCasesBell1Bexar6Collin2Dallas15Denton2Ellis1Fort Bend3Grayson1Hamilton1Harris20Lubbock1Medina1Tarrant9Travis2Val Verde1Williamson1Wise1Total68 http://www.texaszika.org/

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July 15, 2016 - Weekly Texas Data for National Zika Pregnancy Registry Texas has reported 37 individuals into the CDC’s Zika Pregnancy Registry. That number includes three pregnant women who are confirmed Zika cases. It also includes pregnant women and any newborns who have laboratory evidence of Zika infection but don’t qualify as Zika cases because they have had no symptoms or because the infection couldn’t be specifically identified as Zika virus. Texas provides data to the Zika Pregnancy Registry weekly. http://www.texaszika.org/

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Zika Virus – July 18, 2016. Texas has had 68 reported cases of Zika virus disease. This count includes three pregnant women, one infant infected before birth, and one person who had sexual contact with a traveler. Texas Zika Cases by County: CountyCasesBell1Bexar6Collin2Dallas15Denton2Ellis1Fort Bend3Grayson1Hamilton1Harris20Lubbock1Medina1Tarrant9Travis2Val Verde1Williamson1Wise1Total68 http://www.texaszika.org/

Zika Virus – July 18, 2016. Texas has had 68 reported cases of Zika virus disease. This count includes three pregnant women, one infant infected before birth, and one person who had sexual contact with a traveler. Texas Zika Cases by County: CountyCasesBell1Bexar6Collin2Dallas15Denton2Ellis1Fort Bend3Grayson1Hamilton1Harris20Lubbock1Medina1Tarrant9Travis2Val Verde1Williamson1Wise1Total68

July 15, 2016 - Weekly Texas Data for National Zika Pregnancy Registry Texas has reported 37 individuals into the CDC’s Zika Pregnancy Registry. That number includes three pregnant women who are confirmed Zika cases. It also includes pregnant women and any newborns who have laboratory evidence of Zika infection but don’t qualify as Zika cases because they have had no symptoms or because the infection couldn’t be specifically identified as Zika virus. Texas provides data to the Zika Pregnancy Registry weekly. The registry casts a wider net – beyond confirmed Zika cases – to track and follow pregnancies that may have been impacted by Zika. States are reporting confirmed cases but also the number of pregnancies that can’t be confirmed to be Zika-infected but have some lab indication of a flavivirus infection. Flaviviruses are known to cross-react during confirmatory testing, making it difficult to determine if the person was infected with Zika or some other flavivirus.

Allegheny County Residents Approved for Zika Testing: 131 CDC Confirmed Cases: 6(as of July 18)

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At A Glance - Zika in the U.S.(as of July 13, 2016) North CarolinaTravel-associated Zika virus disease cases reported: 19Locally acquired vectorborne cases reported: 0 http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/zika/

At A Glance - Zika in the U.S.(as of July 13, 2016) North CarolinaTravel-associated Zika virus disease cases reported: 19Locally acquired vectorborne cases reported: 0

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At A Glance - Zika Virus in Arkansas (as of July 10, 2016)Travel-associated Zika virus disease cases reported: 6 Locally acquired cases reported: 0 http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/infectiousDisease/zoonoticDisease/zika/Pages/default.aspx