niman

Public Health confirms the birth of a baby with microcephaly in BarahonaMOTHER DENIES STORY WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VIRUS ZIKA Santo Domingo The Ministry of Health reported the birth of a child with congenital malformations, including microcephaly, without having established whether or not directly related to the disease Zika virus or other diseases that may cause birth defects. The birth was in the hospital Jaime Mota de Barahona, a mother of 27, a resident of The Naked province Independence. Altagracia Guzman Marcelino, Minister of Health, said in a statement that it is an infant born vaginally, weighing three pounds and 12 ounces, with head circumference of 26.5 centimeters and was rechequeado to 18 hours of birth, using CLAP tape measure, and its size was 27 centimeters perimeter also 27 centimeters. He said the mother denies history with signs and symptoms of Zika virus during pregnancy, "although in the medical history the doctor who attended the birth described" rash "transitory abdomen between 8 and 10 weeks gestation." He said as soon as he was notified birth on 29 June, a team of maternal and child area moved to the hospital Jaime Mota and conducted a thorough assessment to the mother and newborn. The official said that at the time the report has not been possible to pinpoint causal association with the Zika virus or enfermdadades the TORCH group (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes, HIV, etc.) despite the physical characteristics of the newborn. "As interesting finding, the physical examination the baby shows a small head with narrow forehead, closed fontanelle and redundant scalp. In addition, bilateral mild deformity of the pinna, deep palate and short neck, "said the minister. He explained that in six prenatal consultations that took the mother in a Primary Care Unit (UNAP) no signs and symptoms of the virus was verified and she denies having had the disease. He said health authorities give emotional support to the families and specialized follow the mother and the baby. http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2016/07/02/425405/salud-publica-confirma-el-nacimiento-de-un-bebe-con-microcefalia-en-barahona

home congenital anomalies A child is born with microcephaly in the province BarahonaA CHILD IS BORN WITH MICROCEPHALY IN THE PROVINCE BARAHONAJuly 2, 20160 ME GUSTA Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Public Health reported birth of a child with congenital malformations, including microcephaly, but so far has not been established whether or not directly related to the disease Zika virus or other diseases that may cause malformations in newborns. This is the newborn of a mother of 27, a resident of The Naked province Independence, who denies history with signs and symptoms of the virus during pregnancy, although medical history the doctor who attended the birth described "rash" transient abdomen between 8 and 10 weeks of gestation. The authorities explained that as soon as he was notified of the birth at the University Regional Hospital Jaime Mota on 29 June, a team of maternal and child area moved to the place and made a thorough assessment of the mother and the newborn in Barahona, about 200 kilometers southwest of the country. To read out the report of the evaluation team's Minister of Health, Altagracia Guzman Marcelino explained that the male infant, born vaginally, weighed 3 pounds and 12 ounces, with head circumference of 26.5 centimeters and was rechequeado to 18 hours of birth, using CLAP tape measure, and its size was 27 centimeters perimeter also 27 centimeters. "As interesting finding, the physical examination the baby shows a small head with narrow forehead, closed fontanelle and redundant scalp. In addition, bilateral mild deformity of the pinna, deep palate and short neck, "said Health Minister to give the report. Dr. Altagracia Guzman Marcelino said that so far the report has not been possible to pinpoint causal association with the Zika virus or enfermdadades the TORCH group (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes, HIV, etc.) despite the physical characteristics of the newborn. In six prenatal consultations that took the mother in a Primary Care Unit (UNAP) no signs and symptoms of the virus was verified and she denies having had the disease. However, he said, the Ministry of Health in coordination with the National Health Service (NHS), continue to damage monitor the mother and newborn, with timely, specialized in the development, growth and development of the baby monitor while guaranteed emotional support for family members. Source: eldia.com.do http://notireal.com/2016/07/02/nace-un-nino-con-microcefalia-en-la-provincia-barahona/

Child born with microcephaly in the Dominican Republic and investigate links with the zika02/07/16, 2:45 pm / News Day /reference file Dominican authorities are investigating the birth of a child with congenital abnormalities, including microcephaly, and its possible relationship to Zika virus, reported the Health Minister, Altagracia Guzman Marcelino. The child was born in a hospital in Barahona province (southwest) after a threat of abortion of his mother, who lives in La Discovered in Independencia province, also in the southwest. The boy's mother, 27, attended six prenatal consultations in a Primary Care Unit (UNAP) in the Discovered and was conducted five sonography. It was not until the last sonography, on June 27, when the woman was 35 weeks gestation, specialists moderate microcephaly detected in the fetus. The mother denied history related to signs and symptoms of zika during pregnancy, although the doctor who attended the birth describes clinical record "rash" or transient rash on the abdomen between 8-10 weeks of gestation. "As interesting findings on the physical examination a small head with narrow forehead, closed fontanelle and redundant scalp and mild bilateral deformity of the pinna, deep palate and short neck is observed," he explained the Minister of Health in a statement . In this situation, he said, the authorities took blood samples for investigation if a case linked to the Zika virus, transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, and are now waiting for the results. So far, he added, it is not possible to establish categorically causal association with Zika virus or disease TORCH group (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, HIV and others), he said. "Despite the physical characteristics of the newborn are not sufficient criteria to establish reasonable and demonstrable force agents or factors responsible for congenital syndrome that this partnership presents. So, the Ministry of Health understands that what is relevant is awaiting the results of tests taken to complete the case, "he said. Official data indicate that in the country have reported 4,130 suspected cases of the Zika this year's virus, including 616 pregnant women who have had symptoms in the first and second trimester of pregnancy and 187 cases of Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with zika. While 17 people have died this year in the country by SGB, suspected disorder can be linked to Zika virus. EFE

Dominican authorities are investigating the birth of a child with congenital abnormalities, including microcephaly, and its possible relationship to Zika virus, reported the Health Minister, Altagracia Guzman Marcelino. The child was born in a hospital in Barahona province (southwest) after a threat of abortion of his mother, who lives in La Discovered in Independencia province, also in the southwest. The boy's mother, 27, attended six prenatal consultations in a Primary Care Unit (UNAP) in the Discovered and was conducted five sonography. It was not until the last sonography, on June 27, when the woman was 35 weeks gestation, specialists moderate microcephaly detected in the fetus. The mother denied history related to signs and symptoms of zika during pregnancy, although the doctor who attended the birth describes clinical record "rash" or transient rash on the abdomen between 8-10 weeks of gestation. http://www.noticiasdevenezuela.org/2016/07/02/nace-nino-con-microcefalia-en-republica-dominicana-e-investigan-vinculos-con-el-zika/

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

Zika Virus – July 1, 2016. Texas has had 50 reported cases of Zika virus disease. Of those, 49 were in travelers who were infected abroad and diagnosed after they returned home; one of those travelers was a pregnant woman. One case involved a Dallas County resident who had sexual contact with someone who acquired the Zika infection while traveling abroad. http://www.texaszika.org/ Texas Zika Cases by County: CountyCasesBexar6Collin2Dallas10Denton2Ellis1Fort Bend2Grayson1Hamilton1Harris13Lubbock1Medina1Tarrant5Travis2Val Verde1Williamson1Wise1Total50

Zika Virus – July 1, 2016. Texas has had 50 reported cases of Zika virus disease. Of those, 49 were in travelers who were infected abroad and diagnosed after they returned home; one of those travelers was a pregnant woman. One case involved a Dallas County resident who had sexual contact with someone who acquired the Zika infection while traveling abroad. Texas Zika Cases by County: CountyCasesBexar6Collin2Dallas10Denton2Ellis1Fort Bend2Grayson1Hamilton1Harris13Lubbock1Medina1Tarrant5Travis2Val Verde1Williamson1Wise1Total50

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

2 Mahoning women test positive for Zika Published: Fri, July 1, 2016 @ 12:01 a.m.By PETER H. MILLIKEN [email protected] AUSTINTOWN The Mahoning County District Board of Health has reported the first cases of county residents testing positive for the Zika virus. One is a 26-year-old Youngstown woman who traveled to Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory where mosquitoes are known to transmit Zika. The other is a 52-year-old woman residing elsewhere in the county who traveled to St. Lucia, which is a Caribbean island. Neither Patricia Sweeney, county health commissioner, nor Melanie Amato, Ohio Department of Health public information officer, specifically identified the community of residence of the 52-year-old. Still, officials sought to tamp down any fear about Thursday’s revelation. “These local cases are not a threat to the public health of residents in Mahoning County,” Sweeney said. Neither Mahoning County case has been hospitalized and neither is under quarantine, Amato said. The two residents found to have Zika were tested after they showed Zika symptoms, Amato said. Twenty-one Ohio residents have tested positive for Zika; 20 of them traveled to the tropics. The remaining case was transmitted in Ohio from a man to his wife after the man had traveled to the tropics, Amato said. No residents of Trumbull and Columbiana counties have tested positive for Zika, Amato said. There have been 822 travel-associated Zika cases in the United States, Sweeney said. No known Zika cases have been acquired from mosquitoes within the 50 states, she added. Zika is spread primarily by the bite of the infected mosquito, Aedes aegypti, and not person to person, Sweeney said. That mosquito is found mainly in the tropics and Southern U.S., she added. To transmit Zika from one person to another, a mosquito would have to bite the source person while that person is symptomatic, live long enough to incubate the virus and bite someone else, Amato said. That mosquito is very rare in Ohio, with ODH having trapped only a few of them, none recently, Amato said. Eighty percent of Zika-infected people have no symptoms, Sweeney said. Symptoms, which begin two to seven days after someone is bitten by an infected mosquito, are fever, rash, red eyes, joint and muscle pain and headache. Symptoms are generally mild and usually last no longer then a week, with hospitalization being uncommon, Sweeney said. Zika is associated with birth defects, such as babies being born with small heads, and with Guillain-Barre syndrome, which attacks the immune system and can cause paralysis. “Residents who travel to countries where the Zika virus is prevalent should follow travel precautions and prevent mosquito bites,” Sweeney said. “We recommend that, after travelers return to Ohio, they wear an EPA-approved insect repellent for three weeks” after visiting the tropics and refrain from unprotected sex, Amato said. Noting that mosquitoes can locally spread the West Nile virus and La Crosse encephalitis, Sweeney advised everyone to have intact door and window screens and wear insect repellent. Amato advised wearing long sleeves and long pants and avoiding being outdoors at dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are most active. “Clear all standing water,” Amato advised, referring to accumulations in scrap tires, toys and empty flower pots after it rains. Drain birdbaths frequently, she urged. - See more at: http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/jul/01/2-mahoning-women-test-positive-zika/#sthash.OdrxiLKF.dpuf

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

Cincinnati man contracts Zika virus traveling in Caribbean, health officials sayMan in 50s contracted Zika traveling in CaribbeanUPDATED 10:54 PM EDT Jul 01, 2016 SHOW TRANSCRIPTBE SMART AND BE PROTECTED. MOSQUITOES. WE FEEL THAT BECAUSE OF THE WEEKEND THAT INDIVIDUALS MUST BE REMINDED TO COVER THEIR BODIES, YOUR LEGS. WE KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME WHEN WE WOULD MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT CINCINNATI HAS EXPERIENCED ITS FIRST CASE OF THE ZIKA VIRUS. OF ZIKA CAN HIT CLOSE TO HOME. >> SHE GOT BITTEN. I WAS VERY WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH HER. AFTER SHE WAS BORN I STILL AM WORRIED ABOUT IT BUT NOT AS MUCH AS WAS WHEN I WAS PREGNANT. ANCHOR: KELLY HUDSON IS THE MOTHER OF TWO GIRLS. UNKNOWN IS SCARY. >> THE POTENTIAL DANGER IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO MOSQUITO CARRYING A VIRUS, WHAT IS THE RISK FOR IS CARRYING? >> TO ANSWER H QUESTION, ONE ZIKA BECOME SICK. ANY SYMPTOMS AT ALL. MOST PEOPLE FULLY RECOVER. WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN PUTTING OUT SKIED ATTRACTS AROUND THE CITY. CINCINNATI —A case of the Zika virus has been reported in Cincinnati, health commissioner Dr. O'dell Owens announced in a news conference Friday. CINCINNATI HEALTH OFFICIAL URGES PREGNANT WOMEN TO AVOID...Cincinnati health officials released a statement Monday, advising women who are pregnant or want to become pregnant to avoid travel to southern regions. MOREOfficials said the victim, a man in his 50s, apparently contracted the virus while traveling in the Caribbean. Health officials said the virus was transmitted through a mosquito bite, and the man has since fully recovered. Watch this story It's the first reported case of the virus in Cincinnati. Owens said as outdoor activities are likely to ramp up this holiday weekend, it’s a good time to encourage Cincinnatians to keep their guard up. “We knew this day would come when, unfortunately, we would make the announcement that Cincinnati has experienced its first case of the Zika virus,” he said. There have now been 21 reported cases of the virus in the state of Ohio, five of which were reported within the past week. Owens said 80 percent of the individuals who contract the virus do not experience the symptoms. “Symptoms tend to be a fever, a rash, some joint pain and sometimes a red eye,” Owens said. “His blood was sent to the CDC, where he was diagnosed as having the Zika virus.” The Zika virus is spreading rapidly through Latin America. Zika is suspected of causing a devastating birth defect -- babies born with abnormally small heads -- and pregnant Americans are urged to avoid travel to affected areas. Zika virus is primarily transmitted through a mosquito bite. There is no indication that it can spread from person to person through casual contact. When symptoms occur, officials said they are often mild, lasting from several days to a week, and include fever, rash, joint and muscle pain, conjunctivitis (red eyes) and headache. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon. http://www.wlwt.com/news/first-case-of-zika-virus-reported-in-cincinnati-health-officials-say/40317418

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

- PRESS RELEASE ---For Immediate Release DCHHS Reports 11th Zika Virus Case in Dallas County DALLAS (July 1, 2016) – Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the tenth case of Zika virus in Dallas County in 2016. The case was confirmed through testing in the DCHHS lab. DCHHS has submitted the case for review to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The 32-year-old patient is a resident of Dallas who was infected with the virus during recent travel to Puerto Rico. For medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons, DCHHS does not provide additional identifying information. While sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible, it is primarily transmitted to people by Aedes species mosquitoes. The most common symptoms of Zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting several days to a week. DCHHS advises individuals with symptoms to see a healthcare provider if they visited an area where Zika virus is present or had sexual contact with a person who traveled to an area where Zika virus is present. There is no specific medication available to treat Zika virus and there is not a vaccine. The best ways to avoid Zika virus are to avoid mosquito bites and sexual contact with a person who has Zika virus. There are currently no reports of Zika virus being locally-transmitted by mosquitoes in Dallas County. However, imported cases make local spread by mosquitoes possible because the mosquitoes that can transmit the virus are found locally. DCHHS advises recent travelers with Zika virus symptoms as well as individuals diagnosed with the virus to protect themselves from further mosquito bites. # For additional information, contact: YaMonica Sadberry, Administrative [email protected] 214.819.6070 (office) Zachary Thompson, Director 214.755.9299 (cell)

DALLAS (July 1, 2016) – Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the tenth case of Zika virus in Dallas County in 2016. The case was confirmed through testing in the DCHHS lab. DCHHS has submitted the case for review to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The 32-year-old patient is a resident of Dallas who was infected with the virus during recent travel to Puerto Rico

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

Zika virus cases in Canada, as of June 30, 2016 http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/diseases-conditions-maladies-affections/disease-maladie/zika-virus/surveillance-eng.php?id=zikacases#s1 CountryLocally acquired through sexual transmissionTravel-relatedCanada1136

Zika virus cases in Canada, as of June 30, 2016CountryLocally acquired through sexual transmissionTravel-relatedCanada1136

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

Number of cases reportedCounty/Area TodayYear to Date (7/1/16) Albany03Dutchess05Erie01Lewis01Monroe03Nassau118Niagara01Oneida02Onondaga04Ontario01Orange01Putnam01Rockland04St Lawrence01Schenectady01Suffolk223Tompkins01Westchester06NYS (ex NYC)377NYC4276NYS Total Confirmed7353NYS Pregnant Registry021NYS Total7374

21 Pregnant Registry cases in New York State not included in table below

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

CDPH Weekly Update on Number of Zika Virus Infections in California July 1, 2016 The following table provides the number of travel-associated infections of Zika virus in California residents in 2015 and 2016. CDPH is following CDC testing guidelines. This table is updated every Friday. As of July 1, 2016, there have been 68 travel-associated Zika virus infections in California.  Total infections: 68  Cumulative number of infections in pregnant women: 16*  Cumulative number of infections due to sexual transmission: 1 Zika virus infections in California, 2015-2016§ (as of July 1, 2016) County Travel-associated ¥ Locally acquired † Alameda 5 0 Contra Costa 4 0 Los Angeles 19 0 Marin 1 0 Napa 1 0 Orange 6 0 San Bernardino 3 0 San Diego 16** 0 San Francisco 2 0 San Joaquin 3 0 San Mateo 2 0 Santa Clara 1 0 Solano 1 0 Sonoma 1 0 Stanislaus 1 0 Yolo 2 0 Total 68 0 https://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Documents/TravelAssociatedCasesofZikaVirusinCA.pdf

Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ

July 1, 2016 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAILY ZIKA UPDATE: 10 NEW TRAVEL-RELATED CASES http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2016/07/070116-zika-update.htmlContact:Communications [email protected](850) 245-4111 Tallahassee, Fla.—In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared. There are 10 new travel-related cases with two in Pasco, two in Polk, one in Charlotte, one in Citrus, one in Miami-Dade, one in Orange counties and two involving pregnant women. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency has been amended to include Charlotte County Of the cases confirmed in Florida, 25 are still exhibiting symptoms. According to CDC, symptoms associated with the Zika virus last between seven to 10 days. CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant postpone travel to Zika affected areas. According to CDC guidance, providers should consider testing all pregnant women with a history of travel to a Zika affected area for the virus. CDC recommends that a pregnant woman with a history of Zika virus and her provider should consider additional ultrasounds. Florida has been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms since January. The total number of pregnant women who have been monitored is 43, with 12 having met the previous CDC case definition. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC released a new case definition for Zika that now includes reporting both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Zika. Prior to this change, states reported only symptomatic non-pregnant cases and pregnant cases regardless of symptoms. This change comes as a result of increased availability for testing in commercial laboratories. County Number of Cases (all travel related) Alachua 4 Brevard 4 Broward 33 Charlotte 1 Citrus 2 Clay 2 Collier 3 Duval 3 Escambia 1 Highlands 1 Hillsborough 5 Lee 5 Martin 1 Miami-Dade 69 Okaloosa 1 Orange 18 Osceola 9 Palm Beach 12 Pasco 4 Pinellas 6 Polk 6 Santa Rosa 1 Seminole 8 St. Johns 2 Volusia 2 Total cases not involving pregnant women 203 Cases involving pregnant women regardless of symptoms* 43 *Counties of pregnant women will not be shared. On Feb. 12, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to activate a Zika Virus Information Hotline for current Florida residents and visitors, as well as anyone planning on traveling to Florida in the near future. The hotline, managed by the Department of Health, has assisted 2,189 callers since it launched. The number for the Zika Virus Information Hotline is 1-855-622-6735. All cases are travel-associated. There have been no locally-acquired cases of Zika in Florida. For more information on the Zika virus, click here. The department urges Floridians to drain standing water weekly, no matter how seemingly small. A couple drops of water in a bottle cap can be a breeding location for mosquitoes. Residents and visitors also need to use repellents when enjoying the Florida outdoors. More Information on DOH action on Zika: On Feb. 3, Governor Scott directed the State Surgeon General to issue a Declaration of Public Health Emergency for the counties of residents with travel-associated cases of Zika.There have been 25 counties included in the declaration– Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia – and will be updated as needed. DOH encourages Florida residents and visitors to protect themselves from all mosquito-borne illnesses by draining standing water; covering their skin with repellent and clothing; and covering windows with screens.DOH has a robust mosquito-borne illness surveillance system and is working with CDC, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and local county mosquito control boards to ensure that the proper precautions are being taken to protect Florida residents and visitors.On April 6, Governor Rick Scott and Interim State Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip hosted a conference call with Florida Mosquito Control Districts to discuss ongoing preparations to fight the possible spread of the Zika virus in Florida. There were 74 attendees on the call.On May 11, Governor Scott met with federal leaders on the importance of preparing for Zika as we would a hurricane. Governor Scott requested 5,000 Zika preparedness kits from HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell as well as a plan from FEMA on how resources will be allocated to states in the event an emergency is declared.On June 1, Governor Scott requested for President Obama to provide preparedness items needed in order to increase Florida’s capacity to be ready when Zika becomes mosquito-borne in our state.On June 9, Governor Scott spoke with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) Director Dr. Tom Frieden on Zika preparedness and reiterated the requests that he has continued to make to the federal government to prepare for the Zika virus once it becomes mosquito-borne in Florida. Governor Scott also requested that the CDC provide an additional 1,300 Zika antibody tests to Florida to allow individuals, especially pregnant women and new mothers, to see if they ever had the Zika virus.On June 23, Governor Rick Scott announced that he will use his emergency executive authority to allocate $26.2 million in state funds for Zika preparedness, prevention and response in Florida.On June 28, the department announced the first confirmed case of microcephaly in an infant born in Florida whose mother had a travel-related case of Zika. The mother of the infant contracted Zika while in Haiti. Following the confirmation of this case, Governor Rick Scott called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to host a call with Florida medical professionals, including OBGYNs and physicians specializing in family medicine, to discuss the neurological impacts of Zika and what precautions new and expecting mothers should take.Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosted a call with Florida medical professionals, including OBGYNs and physicians specializing in family medicine, to discuss the neurological impacts of Zika and what precautions new and expecting mothers should take. More than 120 clinicians participated.Florida currently has the capacity to test 5,506 people for active Zika virus and 1,942 for Zika antibodies.Federal Guidance on Zika: According to CDC, Zika illness is generally mild with a rash, fever and joint pain. CDC researchers have concluded that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other birth defects.The FDA released guidance regarding donor screening, deferral and product management to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmission of Zika virus. Additional information is available on the FDA website here.CDC has put out guidance related to the sexual transmission of the Zika virus. This includes CDC recommendation that if you have traveled to a country with local transmission of Zika you should abstain from unprotected sex.For more information on Zika virus, click here. About the Florida Department of Health The department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. Follow us on Twitter at @HealthyFla and on Facebook. For more information about the Florida Department of Health, please visit www.FloridaHealth.gov.