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01-30-2016, 03:11 PM
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Gleyse Kelly da Silva, 27, holds her daughter Maria Giovanna, who was born with microcephaly, outside their house in Recife, Pernambuco
A case of the foreign mosquito-spreading Zika virus — thought to cause smaller heads in newborn babies — is now confirmed in Alberta.
The virus causes flu-like symptoms but carries an additional risk to pregnant women as a Brazilian investigation launched in Nov. 2015 initially found an “average twenty-fold increase in the incidence of microcephaly (abnormally small head) among newborns” born in areas where Zika virus has been found. The investigation is ongoing to determine if Zika virus is indeed linked to microcephaly.
Zika virus, transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, causes mild fever and rash with symptoms lasting for a few days. While the disease is typically mild, there is no cure and treatment.
Alberta Health confirmed a new case in January 2016, the province’s second following a 2013 case involving a patient with a “history of travel to Thailand.”
“Both cases were acquired by travel and do not post any risk to public health in Alberta,” reads a notice from Alberta Health.
“There is no risk to Albertans who are in the province. The mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus do not live in Canada due to the climate. Human to human transmission of Zika virus is rare.”
Two cases of Zika virus have also been reported in B.C., said the B.C. Centre for Disease control, bringing the total number of Canadian cases to three.
Widespread outbreaks were reported in Brazil and Columbia in 2015 with cases also discovered in Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico,
Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela. The virus was fist discovered in humans in 1954.
Zika Virus Facts:
•In 2015, Zika virus emerged in South America with widespread outbreaks reported in Brazil and Columbia. As of Jan. 5, 2016, locally acquired cases have been reported in Brazil, Chile (Easter Island), Colombia, El Salvador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname and Venezuela.
•In November 2015, a Brazilian investigation indicated an average 20-fold increase in the incidence of microcephaly (abnormally small head) among newborns born in areas where Zika virus was known to be in circulation. Although there is mounting evidence to warrant concern, the investigation is ongoing to confirm whether Zika virus may be the cause of these microcephaly cases.
•Zika virus is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. The disease is usually mild, with symptoms lasting between two and 7 days.
•Only one in four people infected with Zika virus are believed to develop symptoms. These include: low-grade fever, joint pain, red eyes, rash and generalized symptoms such as muscle pain, physical weakness, lack of energy and headaches.
• There is no cure for Zika virus disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms.
•Most people recover fully without severe complications, and hospitalization rates are low. Zika virus infection may go unrecognized or be misdiagnosed as dengue, chikungunya or other viral infections causing fever and rash.
•It was first isolated from a rhesus monkey in Zika forest, Uganda, in 1947; in mosquitoes (Aedes africanus) in the same forest in 1948; and in humans in Nigeria in 1954. It has been reported in Africa and parts of Asia since the 1950s, and in the South Pacific in 2007.
Gleyse Kelly da Silva, 27, holds her daughter Maria Giovanna, who was born with microcephaly, outside their house in Recife, Pernambuco
A case of the foreign mosquito-spreading Zika virus — thought to cause smaller heads in newborn babies — is now confirmed in Alberta.
The virus causes flu-like symptoms but carries an additional risk to pregnant women as a Brazilian investigation launched in Nov. 2015 initially found an “average twenty-fold increase in the incidence of microcephaly (abnormally small head) among newborns” born in areas where Zika virus has been found. The investigation is ongoing to determine if Zika virus is indeed linked to microcephaly.
Zika virus, transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, causes mild fever and rash with symptoms lasting for a few days. While the disease is typically mild, there is no cure and treatment.
Alberta Health confirmed a new case in January 2016, the province’s second following a 2013 case involving a patient with a “history of travel to Thailand.”
“Both cases were acquired by travel and do not post any risk to public health in Alberta,” reads a notice from Alberta Health.
“There is no risk to Albertans who are in the province. The mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus do not live in Canada due to the climate. Human to human transmission of Zika virus is rare.”
Two cases of Zika virus have also been reported in B.C., said the B.C. Centre for Disease control, bringing the total number of Canadian cases to three.
Widespread outbreaks were reported in Brazil and Columbia in 2015 with cases also discovered in Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico,
Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela. The virus was fist discovered in humans in 1954.
Zika Virus Facts:
•In 2015, Zika virus emerged in South America with widespread outbreaks reported in Brazil and Columbia. As of Jan. 5, 2016, locally acquired cases have been reported in Brazil, Chile (Easter Island), Colombia, El Salvador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname and Venezuela.
•In November 2015, a Brazilian investigation indicated an average 20-fold increase in the incidence of microcephaly (abnormally small head) among newborns born in areas where Zika virus was known to be in circulation. Although there is mounting evidence to warrant concern, the investigation is ongoing to confirm whether Zika virus may be the cause of these microcephaly cases.
•Zika virus is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. The disease is usually mild, with symptoms lasting between two and 7 days.
•Only one in four people infected with Zika virus are believed to develop symptoms. These include: low-grade fever, joint pain, red eyes, rash and generalized symptoms such as muscle pain, physical weakness, lack of energy and headaches.
• There is no cure for Zika virus disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms.
•Most people recover fully without severe complications, and hospitalization rates are low. Zika virus infection may go unrecognized or be misdiagnosed as dengue, chikungunya or other viral infections causing fever and rash.
•It was first isolated from a rhesus monkey in Zika forest, Uganda, in 1947; in mosquitoes (Aedes africanus) in the same forest in 1948; and in humans in Nigeria in 1954. It has been reported in Africa and parts of Asia since the 1950s, and in the South Pacific in 2007.