That means the mosquitoes are successful in transmitting it to other people after they are infected by a person carrying the virus. In other words a person with Zika was bitten by a mosquito and then it bit someone else.
There still isn't a pool of mosquitoes carrying the virus. It means there are issues with transmission from patients with travel related infection. Place them in quarantine until they completely recover.
What are the chances those that have recovered from Zika have antibodies?
There still isn't a pool of mosquitoes carrying the virus. It means there are issues with transmission from patients with travel related infection. Place them in quarantine until they completely recover.
What are the chances those that have recovered from Zika have antibodies?
August 25, 2016
By Kristen Reed
In one week, that number jumped from 48 cases on August 17 to more than 60 cases on August 25.
Southeast Health District Public Information Officer Mary Beth Kennedy Butler said the number changes everyday but that the department's message is the same.
"We still want people to protect themselves."
Georgia uses statewide reporting to share Zika instances with the public so it is not clear where the cases are located.
There are no reported cases of the virus being transported locally.
In fact, the only state seeing locally-transmitted cases of the virus is Florida. The number of non-travel related cases in that state now stands at 43, with the majority having occurred in Miami-Dade County. Palm Beach County is north of Miami.
Zika causes a mild illness in most people but can lead to severe brain-related birth defects if women are infected during pregnancy....
