Austin health officials confirmed this week that a baby born with microcephaly in Travis County in the month of September has the threatening Zika virus.
However, the case of infant is the 1st confirmed case of congenital transmission of the Zika virus in Travis County, authorities with Austin Public Health don’t consider the the virus was acquired locally.
The mother of baby emigrated last August from Central America, where she lived for most of her pregnancy, health officials claimed on Friday. She reported symptoms consistent with having the Zika virus early in her pregnancy before her child was born in the month of September.
In accordance to health authorities, 294 cases of Zika-related illness have been reported in the place of Texas, as of Dec. 30, 2016. The cases involve twenty pregnant ladies, 2 infants infected before birth and 2 people who had sex with overseas travelers.
20 people have tested positive for Zika in the region of Travis County, involving 6 pregnant ladies, health authorities said. Each case was through travel-associated infections.
Health officials said that the Zika virus is spread to people significantly through the bite of infected mosquitoes as well as through sexual transmission in some cases.
The most usual symptoms related to the Zika virus are rash, fever, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). So far, no vaccine exists for the threatening Zika virus.
Zika infection in pregnant ladies can cause microcephaly and other extreme fetal brain defects, health officials stated.
The threatening Zika virus also has been linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome, an unusual sickness of the nervous system in which the immune system of persons damages the nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
Further information on the threatening Zika virus, involving updated situation reports for Travis County, please visit: austintexas.gov/zika.
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