July 18, 201610 yr comment_6905 Zika Confirmed CasesCountyCases*Chelan1Clallam1Cowlitz 1King5Kitsap1Mason1Pierce1Skagit1Snohomish 2Washington State Total14* Confirmed travel-associated cases in WA as of 7/14/16http://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/ZikaVirus Edited July 18, 201610 yr by niman Report
July 18, 201610 yr Author comment_6906 Health officials confirm first Zika virus case in Pierce CountyPOSTED 2:38 PM, JULY 18, 2016, BY Q13 NEWS STAFF, UPDATED AT 02:39PM, JULY 18, 2016FACEBOOK40TWITTERREDDITGOOGLEPINTERESTEMAIL File photoTACOMA — Health officials on Monday said they have confirmed the first case of Zika virus in Pierce County.According to Tacoma-Pierce County Health, the man in his 20s likely caught the virus while traveling in Puerto Rico, a territory known to have mosquitoes infected with the virus.“The risk of Zika is extremely low in Pierce County. The mosquitoes that carry it are not found here and public health testing and reporting protocols control emerging diseases,” said Nigel Turner, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Communicable Disease Division director. “Those considering travel to areas with Zika should take appropriate precautions against the virus,” Turner said.The virus does not spread through “casual contact” with an infected person or from mosquitoes found in Washington, county health officials said.http://q13fox.com/2016/07/18/health-officials-confirm-first-zika-virus-case-in-pierce-county/ Report
File photoTACOMA — Health officials on Monday said they have confirmed the first case of Zika virus in Pierce County.According to Tacoma-Pierce County Health, the man in his 20s likely caught the virus while traveling in Puerto Rico, a territory known to have mosquitoes infected with the virus.“The risk of Zika is extremely low in Pierce County. The mosquitoes that carry it are not found here and public health testing and reporting protocols control emerging diseases,” said Nigel Turner, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Communicable Disease Division director. “Those considering travel to areas with Zika should take appropriate precautions against the virus,” Turner said.The virus does not spread through “casual contact” with an infected person or from mosquitoes found in Washington, county health officials said.http://q13fox.com/2016/07/18/health-officials-confirm-first-zika-virus-case-in-pierce-county/
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