Ongoing+Zika+Virus+Transmission

Dirlikov, Emilio, PhD, et al. "Update: Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission - Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015 - April 14, 2016." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 29 Apr. 2016. Web. 11 June 2016.

Between November of last year through this past April, thousands of patients tested positive for the Zika virus from laboratory evidence. From these Zika-virus infected patients, 74% of them reported having a rash. Roughly 68% of the individuals had myalgia, and 63% had a fever. Approximately seventeen patients from this group had to go through hospitalization. Five individuals with the Zika disease were reported to have had the Guillain-Barre syndrome case. One male Puerto Rican patient died from complications that were related to extreme thrombocytopenia, which is a deficiency of platelets in the blood. Between the months of February and March of this year, a study to develop a spray resistant for the Aedes mosquitos was conducted to produce vector control strategies. These vector control strategies consisted of truck mounting, ultra-low volume spraying, and indoor/outdoor spraying. By attempting to reduce the spread of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, the PRDH and CDC Foundation have teamed up to deliver Zika Prevention Kits to Puerto Rico.