fri 29 jan 2016, 23:53

‘Outbreak zikavirus in USA unlikely’

WASHINGTON –

A large outbreak of mosquitoes scattered zikavirus in the United States, according to gezondheidsfunctionarissen unlikely, reported news channel ABC Friday.

The virus will not get to the U.S. distribution, says director Anthony Fauci of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious diseases. He added, however, that the institute, the problem is not lightly take. Fauci: “What we do is preparing us for a major outbreak, but in reality, we think it’s not that far will come.”

As far as is known in the United States until now a besmettingsgeval known.

Especially in Brazil, is the problem urgent. In the South American country are already certainly nl-3893 suspected cases reported, more than thirty times more in a year’s time since 2010. But also in other countries in Central and South America, is the virus now has surfaced.

The zikavirus is spread by a mosquito-bite. Pregnant women are most at risk because the virus can lead to serious abnormalities in newborns.

The world health organisation (WHO comes Monday in spoedberaad together to determine whether the distribution of the zikavirus applies if a so-called global emergency.