Connecticut Zika Cases Increase To 85

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Current as of August 31, 2016

 

607	Number of Patients with Final Results
442	Number of Pregnant Patients with Final Results
68	Number of Patients with Positive Results for Zika Virus
4	Number of Pregnant Patients with Positive Results for Zika Virus
22	Number of Patients with Positive Results for Flavivirus*
15	Number of Pregnant Patients with Positive Results for Flavivirus*

 

 

Table: Travel History of Patients with Positive Test Results by

Zika Affected Country or Territory Visited - Connecticut, February 15 - August 31, 2016
 

Countries/Territories Visited	Zika Positive	Flavivirus Positive*	Total
Aruba		1	1
Belize	2		2
Brazil		1	1
Colombia	2	1	3
Dominican Republic	23	4	27
El Salvador		1	1
Guatemala	1	3	4
Haiti	1	3	4
Honduras	2	2	4
Jamaica	8	1	9
Mexico	1	1	2
Nicaragua	2		2
Puerto Rico	20	1	21
St. Lucia	2		2
Trinidad and Tobago	2		2
U.S. Virgin Islands	1		1
Venezuela	1	3	4
Total	68	22	90

 

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3136&pm=1&Q=580282

*Test results unable to distinguish between Zika virus, a single-stranded RNA virus in the genusFlavivirus, and others that are closely related including dengue, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, and yellow fever viruses¹. A positive test may mean infection with any of these viruses.

1. CDC. Interim Guidance for Interpretation of Zika Virus Antibody Test Results. MMWR. May 31, 3016. Accessed June 1, 2016.

 

Edited September 1, 2016 by niman

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