Zika

[franco1111]

Not so easy.

LATIN AMERICA SCRAMBLES TO SQUASH ZIKA-SPREADING MOSQUITO

BY JENNY BARCHFIELD AND MALCOLM RITTER
ASSOCIATED PRESS

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- With no hope for a vaccine to prevent Zika in the near future, authorities are focusing on the most effective way to combat the virus: killing the mosquito that carries it.

Fumigation is one method; another is seeking out and draining standing water where the insect lays its eggs. Other strategies are possible, including larvae-devouring fish, genetically modified insects and even lasers.

But officials agree that it won't be easy.


MORE HERE:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-02-04-12-42-37

 

[dv8]

it looks like zika is also likely to impact tourism:
http://www.diariolibre.com/economia...urismo-mucha-gente-cambia-de-planes-CA2637206

 

[Chirimoya]

I've seen some of the international organisation plans and it is mostly public education/outreach work via schools, health centres, etc. Some of their funds should also go to subsidising repellent for the general public and distributing it free to the poorest people, IMO. That stuff is expensive.

 

[La Profe_1]

it looks like zika is also likely to impact tourism:
http://www.diariolibre.com/economia...urismo-mucha-gente-cambia-de-planes-CA2637206

It already has affected tourism in my experience. I am in the midst of organizing a medical outreach, and last week had to cancel the reservation of one of the doctors who is in her first trimester of pregnancy - and not willing to risk traveling to a place where she could contract Zika.

 

[greydread]

I'm seeing flights, 5 weeks out from the Washington DC area to Santo Domingo under $400 R/T where they haven't been for a while. I'm also seeing R/T to Rio/GUG at $478 where they haven't been in my adult lifetime. This is going to get worse before it gets better. Let's hope that they get a handle on a reliable prevention method or it's going to be a long, slow, "low season" throughout the entire hemisphere.

 

[Gringo Starr]

the burden of thousands of brain impaired children born.

They already produce millions of brain impaired children without any viruses. Ok, maybe a couple of those brain impaired will even qualify for grandes ligas, but the whole picture..... Zika will not change it.

 

[peep2]

I went through the chikungunya last year. Since it is the same type of mosquito that spreads zika does any one know if having had chikungunya will provide any immunity or resistence to the zika. For that matter, can one come down with chikungunya more than once ?

 

[mountainannie]

Supposedly one can only contract chikungunya once. There has been no mention of any sort of immunity to Zika - from dengue or any other virus.

 

[ninapup]

I read last night that they are exploring the possibility of partial immunity to Zika after having Dengue. No mention of ChickV.

 

[frank recktenwald]

Google translation
RIO DE JANEIRO -
The zika virus in Rio de Janeiro also found in saliva and urine of patients. This was reported by the renowned medical research center Institute Oswaldo Cruz. The scientists point out that it is not established that the virus can actually spread through these body fluids. There is more investigated, said one of the researchers involved, Myrna Bonaldo.
Pregnant women whose babies most at risk from this virus, now have to be careful even better with their physical contacts, alert the Brazilian health authorities. Initially it was assumed that the virus is spread by only a particular type of mosquitoes. However, Brazil is also a man infected by a blood transfusion. Now come more carriers of the dreaded virus into view.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/25154478/__Zika_ook_in_urine_en_speeksel__.html

Damn French kissing and golden showers might also become dangerous

 

[windeguy]

Supposedly one can only contract chikungunya once. There has been no mention of any sort of immunity to Zika - from dengue or any other virus.

It would be most unlikely that contracting one disease would grant one immunity from another.

 

[dv8]

colombia reported first deaths related to zika:
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias...e-zika-y-sindrome-de-guillain-barre-EB2650125

 

[Gringo Starr]

Damn French kissing and golden showers might also become dangerous

Wrap yourself with a plastic wrap it will also bring some fetish touch into the game.

 

[LTSteve]

Does anyone have information about the Zika virus in the DR?

There are confirmed cases in the DR Anyone who is pregnant should not be coming to Central America or the Greater Antilles.

 

[Berzin]

Wrap yourself with a plastic wrap it will also bring some fetish touch into the game.

Impossible. Wrapped in plastic, inside a mo'quitero in a typical campo house with no fan?

Sounds like it would be better than lap band surgery for losing weight, but for having fun I don't think so.

 

[Tashi Siu's Dad]

I read on FaceBook...the authority it is...that Columbia has over 3500 pregnant women with active Zika infections and not ONE SINGLE case of microcephaly. WTF? So far, they cannot find any cases of microcephaly outside of Brazil...are they eating something different?

 

[dv8]

because the women are still pregnant? apparently in some cases, the detection is possible during third trimester of pregnancy. in some cases, it's not even clearly evident at birth.

 

[Derfish]

Supposedly one can only contract chikungunya once. There has been no mention of any sort of immunity to Zika - from dengue or any other virus.

Looking at photos of the mosquitoes they are different bugs. Zika skeeters do not have contracts to carry dengue.

 

[NALs]

Google translation
RIO DE JANEIRO -
The zika virus in Rio de Janeiro also found in saliva and urine of patients. This was reported by the renowned medical research center Institute Oswaldo Cruz. The scientists point out that it is not established that the virus can actually spread through these body fluids. There is more investigated, said one of the researchers involved, Myrna Bonaldo.
Pregnant women whose babies most at risk from this virus, now have to be careful even better with their physical contacts, alert the Brazilian health authorities. Initially it was assumed that the virus is spread by only a particular type of mosquitoes. However, Brazil is also a man infected by a blood transfusion. Now come more carriers of the dreaded virus into view.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/25154478/__Zika_ook_in_urine_en_speeksel__.html

Damn French kissing and golden showers might also become dangerous

I haven't read this whole thread, but Zika is also spreading sexually too.

 

[dv8]

Looking at photos of the mosquitoes they are different bugs. Zika skeeters do not have contracts to carry dengue.

it's the same mosquito that carries dengue, chikungunya and zika.