Health officials say a Virginia resident who traveled outside the United States has tested positive for Zika, a mosquito-transmitted virus.
Health Commissioner Dr. Marissa Levine said Tuesday that the resident traveled to a country where the Zika virus transmission is ongoing. She says this person poses no risk to other residents because it is not mosquito season in Virginia.
Health officials suspect Zika is linked to a wave of birth defects in Brazil in which babies have small heads. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that pregnant women consider postponing trips to countries and areas in the Caribbean and South America where there are Zika virus disease outbreaks.
This is the first confirmed case of the virus in a traveler returning to Virginia. A Virginia Department of Health spokesperson did not give the age or gender of the person.
The CDC is urging all people who travel to countries where the Zika virus has been reported to take steps to prevent mosquito bites. More information about the virus can be found on the CDC website.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Once mosquitos start biting Zika infected people in this country the disease will spread. This is another great reason to try to get rid of these little blood suckers.
How come we have never heard of this virus before? Another chemtrail additive?
“There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.”
— Edmund Burke(1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker
Who knows for certain? Perhaps only Our Father and the perps, if any; but given the fact that the 1%-ers want megadeath(see Georgia Guidestones), what you wrote is quite possible, Mare.
Brazil had thousands of cases of zika. Why
Are we just now hearing about this.
What is going on. Maybe we need a
World news channel. Most news channels here choose what they want to elaborate.
And they pound it so long i get sick of it.
Im sick of everyones opinion day after day.