DOH bares 6th case of Zika in PH

The World Health Organization (WHO) praised on Monday the Philippine government efforts in the control and management of detected Zika virus infections following the recording of the sixth Zika case in the country.

In a press conference yesterday in Quezon City, Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo said a woman in her mid 40s tested positive for Zika infection in both initial and confirmatory tests on her urine and blood.

In the wake of the outbreak of Zika virus in Singapore, the Port Health Organisation (PHO) under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have issued an advisory to the officials of Visakhapatnam worldwide airport to put up display boards on its premises to make aware the travellers about the virus. Brazil had to look for ways to stop the mosquito and they sent health workers to spray around the venues and many other areas.

The reported 24 out of the 26 in Singapore was identified as a locally-transmitted case, and likely evolved from the Southeast Asian region.

The Zika virus results in mild illness but has caused neurologic defects (microcephaly) in babies born of infected mothers.

The WHO emphasized the need to fast-track research on Zika infections in order to better understand the link between Zika and pregnancy complications, including microcephaly. Most of the confirmed Zika cases have been centred around the adjacent suburbs of Aljunied and Paya Lebar.

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Heymann added extraordinary event is becoming rapidly an ordinary event and the virus is continuing to cause outbreaks in many countries.

The Health Ministry will also be extending subsidies for the Zika test to all Singaporeans with Zika symptoms.

Health experts say millions in Africa face a substantial risk of contracting the dreaded Zika virus.

Twenty new patients in four provinces have contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus, but the situation remains under control, according to the Public Health Ministry.

According to him, individuals could be infected with the Zika virus through Aedes mosquito bites and spread from one person to another through sexual intercourse. Burwell said any Zika bill has to make special provision for Puerto Rico, which has been most severely affected.


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