niman Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Jamaica's first confirmed Zika case is 4 year old who returned from Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Jamaica Confirms First Case of the Zika Virus MINISTRY OF HEALTH, JAMAICA·SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2016 The Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica. The patient who has now recovered is a four year old child from Portmore, St. Catherine.The child began showing symptoms on January 17, 2016 after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel to Texas in the United States.The child was investigated at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing on January 26, 2016. The Ministry received the positive zika virus test result from CARPHA late Friday afternoon (January, 29, 2016).The case is being investigated to determine the source of infection and the child’s parents and family have been contacted and briefed by a team from the Ministry of Health. No other family member is ill at this time.As part of its investigations the Ministry of Health has undertaken the necessary community interventions in and around the area where the child lives to determine whether there are other cases and has heightened vector control activities.The Minister of Health will provide a full update to the nation at a press briefing to be held on Monday, February 1, 2016.In the meantime, the Ministry is advising persons, particularly pregnant women, to take extra precaution to prevent being bitten by the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which transmit the Zika virus.There is adequate medication available in the public health system at this time to treat the symptoms of Zika virus infection in the event of additional cases being identified.https://www.facebook.com/notes/ministry-of-health-jamaica/jamaica-confirms-first-case-of-the-zika-virus/949521368435630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Jamaica confirms first case of Zika virus Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 9:37 AM 11 Comments KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica.The patient, who has now recovered, is a four-year-old child from Portmore, St Catherine.In a news release Saturday, the ministry said the child began showing symptoms on January 17 after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel to Texas in the United States.The child was investigated at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing on January 26, 2016. The ministry said it received the positive Zika virus test result from CARPHA late yesterday. Sponsored Links 10 Highest Dividend Paying Stocks Right NowDogs of the Dow The Most Intelligent Stars in HollywoodViralTide The ministry said the case is being investigated to determine the source of infection and the child’s parents and family have been contacted and briefed by a team from the Ministry of Health. No other family member is ill at this time, the news release said. As part of its investigations, the Ministry of Health has undertaken the necessary community interventions in and around the area where the child lives to determine whether there are other cases and has heightened vector control activities.Minister of Health Horace Dalley will provide a full update to the nation at a press briefing to be held on Monday, February 1, 2016.In the meantime, the ministry is advising people, particularly pregnant women, to take extra precaution to prevent being bitten by the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which transmit the Zika virus.There is adequate medication available in the public health system at this time to treat the symptoms of Zika virus infection in the event of additional cases being identified, the ministry said.http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Jamaica-confirms-first-case-of-Zika-Virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Jamaica Confirms First Case of ZikaJanuary 30th, 2016 | 12:01 pm PrintJamaica has confirmed its first case of the Zika mosquito-borne virus, the country’s Ministry of Health announced.The patient, who has now recovered, is a four-year-old child from Portmore.The government said the child began showing symptoms on Jan. 17, “after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel to Texas in the United States.”The child was investigated at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and received a positive test this week.“There is adequate medication available in the public health system at this time to treat the symptoms of Zika virus infection in the event of additional cases being identified,” the government said.Zika is a mosquito-borne virus whose symptoms are similar to dengue fever.The most common symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis, although symptoms are usually mild.In fact, 80 percent of people who contract the virus exhibit no symptoms.The biggest risk is for pregnant women, however, as it is increasingly thought that infection with zika during pregnancy can lead to birth defects like microcephaly.Jamaica like the rest of the region has been dealing with the disease, and several islands have reported cases in small numbers.http://caribjournal.com/2016/01/30/jamaica-confirms-first-case-of-zika/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Jamaica reports its first case of Zika virus Doug Stanglin, USATODAY12:31 p.m. EST January 30, 2016 164CONNECTTWEET 1LINKEDIN 2COMMENTEMAILMOREJamaican health officials confirmed the Caribbean nation's first case of the Zika virus Saturday in a 4-year-old child who recently returned from a trip to Texas.The child, who has now recovered, began showing symptoms Jan. 17 after visiting the U.S. state, Jamaica's Ministry of Health said in a statement.It's unclear whether the child picked up the virus in Jamaica or Texas. The ministry said it is investigating the case to determine the source of the infection.The virus has been associated with a sharp jump in the birth of babies with abnormally small heads, mainly in Brazil. It is also linked to increases in Guillain-Barre syndrome, in which the immune system attacks the nervous system, causing paralysis.Jamaican Health Minister Horace Dalley said in the statement that the child’s parents and family have been contacted and briefed by a team from the ministry. No other family members are ill at this time, according to the statement, first reported by Nationwide Radio's Abka Fitz-Henley.Dalley said he plans to provide a full update on the case Monday.The mosquito-borne infection has been detected in some 24 countries and territories in the Americas since Brazil reported its first case in May, Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week.http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/30/jamaica-reports-first-case-zika-virus/79563246/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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