niman Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 So far, there have been 49 cases of Zika in the state, 22 of them in the city and five involving pregnant women.“We expect that number to go up. How high we don’t know,” Cuomo said. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gov-cuomo-rolls-zika-virus-prevention-plan-new-york-article-1.2569196 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Gov. Cuomo rolls out Zika virus outbreak prevention plan for New YorkBY ERIN DURKIN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, March 18, 2016, 11:19 AMA A Afacebook2TweetemailSHARE THIS URL New Yorks Zika PlanCBS New York Gov. Cuomo launched a new plan Thursday to prevent an outbreak of the Zika virus and target the mosquitos that may carry the disease.The state will give out 100,000 larvicide tablets to New Yorkers to kill mosquito larvae, and set 1,000 traps to catch 60,000 of the bug’s aedes albopictus species each month and test them for Zika.EXPLAINER: THE ZIKA VIRUS“We want to be prepared. We want to be head of it. And we want to be taking aggressive action to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to combat the possible spread of Zika,” Cuomo said at a briefing at his Midtown office with Health Commissioner Howard Zucker.Zika has spread widely through Latin America, passed on by the aedes aegypti mosquito. That species is not present in New York, but the related albopictus, which might carry the virus, lives in the city and nine other counties and makes up 3-5% of the state’s mosquito population.The disease poses the biggest risk to pregnant women, because it may cause a severe birth defect that causes babies to be born with too-small heads. Outside of pregnant women, most people who get it don’t show symptoms at all and those who do experience fever, rash, joint pain and other mild symptoms.MIKE GROLL/APGov. Cuomo expects the number of Zika cases to go up from the 49 reported in the state, with 22 of them in the city and five involving pregnant women.CITY TO INCREASE MOSQUITO TRAPS TO COMBAT ZIKA VIRUS The state plans to give out 20,000 Zika protection kits to pregnant women — with larvicide tablets, insect repellent, and condoms. The virus is also believed to be sexually transmitted.So far, there have been 49 cases of Zika in the state, 22 of them in the city and five involving pregnant women.“We expect that number to go up. How high we don’t know,” Cuomo said.Cuomo said the worst case scenario for New York is if the virus spreads widely in Puerto Rico and proves to be sexually transmitted.OSCAR RIVERA/EPAThe albopictus mosquito, which might carry the Zika virus, lives in the city and nine other counties and makes up 3-5% of the state’s mosquito population.ZIKA VIRUS LINKED TO BRAIN DISORDER MICROCEPHALY“Then you could see those numbers really spike in New York,” he said. “We have a lot of travelers going back and forth to Puerto Rico all the time.”The six-point plan also includes a public awareness campaign targeted at airports where travelers might be coming back from affected areas, and plans to deploy rapid response teams if local transmission of the virus is confirmed.The state is already offering free testing for pregnant women if they or their partner have traveled to countries where the outbreak is underway.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gov-cuomo-rolls-zika-virus-prevention-plan-new-york-article-1.2569196 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorks Zika PlanCBS New York Gov. Cuomo launched a new plan Thursday to prevent an outbreak of the Zika virus and target the mosquitos that may carry the disease.The state will give out 100,000 larvicide tablets to New Yorkers to kill mosquito larvae, and set 1,000 traps to catch 60,000 of the bug’s aedes albopictus species each month and test them for Zika.EXPLAINER: THE ZIKA VIRUS“We want to be prepared. We want to be head of it. And we want to be taking aggressive action to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to combat the possible spread of Zika,” Cuomo said at a briefing at his Midtown office with Health Commissioner Howard Zucker.Zika has spread widely through Latin America, passed on by the aedes aegypti mosquito. That species is not present in New York, but the related albopictus, which might carry the virus, lives in the city and nine other counties and makes up 3-5% of the state’s mosquito population.The disease poses the biggest risk to pregnant women, because it may cause a severe birth defect that causes babies to be born with too-small heads. Outside of pregnant women, most people who get it don’t show symptoms at all and those who do experience fever, rash, joint pain and other mild symptoms.MIKE GROLL/APGov. Cuomo expects the number of Zika cases to go up from the 49 reported in the state, with 22 of them in the city and five involving pregnant women.CITY TO INCREASE MOSQUITO TRAPS TO COMBAT ZIKA VIRUS The state plans to give out 20,000 Zika protection kits to pregnant women — with larvicide tablets, insect repellent, and condoms. The virus is also believed to be sexually transmitted.So far, there have been 49 cases of Zika in the state, 22 of them in the city and five involving pregnant women.“We expect that number to go up. How high we don’t know,” Cuomo said.Cuomo said the worst case scenario for New York is if the virus spreads widely in Puerto Rico and proves to be sexually transmitted.OSCAR RIVERA/EPAThe albopictus mosquito, which might carry the Zika virus, lives in the city and nine other counties and makes up 3-5% of the state’s mosquito population.ZIKA VIRUS LINKED TO BRAIN DISORDER MICROCEPHALY“Then you could see those numbers really spike in New York,” he said. “We have a lot of travelers going back and forth to Puerto Rico all the time.”The six-point plan also includes a public awareness campaign targeted at airports where travelers might be coming back from affected areas, and plans to deploy rapid response teams if local transmission of the virus is confirmed.The state is already offering free testing for pregnant women if they or their partner have traveled to countries where the outbreak is underway.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gov-cuomo-rolls-zika-virus-prevention-plan-new-york-article-1.2569196
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