Zika Confirmed in Erie County New York ex-El Salvador

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Health officials confirm they are treating the first case of the Zika virus in Erie County.

Dr. Gale Burstein, the Erie County Health Commissioner, tells News 4 the patient visited El Salvador sometime within the past few weeks.

The patient was diagnosed with the Zika virus on Wednesday.

Dr. Burstein could not disclose personal information about the patient.

The patient is receiving treatment and will recover.

http://wivb.com/2016/02/14/first-case-of-zika-virus-confirmed-in-erie-county/

 

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First case of Zika virus confirmed in Erie County

By Sara Johnson, News 4 ProducerPublished: February 14, 2016, 4:40 pm

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FILE - This 2006 file photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. The The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, announced new guidance for doctors whose pregnant patients may have traveled to regions with a tropical illness linked to birth defects. Officials say doctors should ask pregnant women about their travel and certain symptoms, and, if warranted, test them for an infection with the Zika virus. The virus is spread through mosquito bites. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Health officials confirm they are treating the first case of the Zika virus in Erie County.

Dr. Gale Burstein, the Erie County Health Commissioner, tells News 4 the patient visited El Salvador sometime within the past few weeks.

The patient was diagnosed with the Zika virus on Wednesday.

Dr. Burstein could not disclose personal information about the patient.

The patient is receiving treatment and will recover.

Dr. Burstein says 80 percent of people with the Zika virus do not develop symptoms.

State health officials say Zika virus testing is being offered to pregnant women, who traveled to an area with confirmed cases of the Zika virus at any point during or immediately before pregnancy.

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