This is getting more confusing by the day.   A Jamaican boy visits Texas and possibly contracts Zika?  Exactly how widespread is and are we seeing and explosion of cases in the U.S?   Also starting to wonder if there is not something else taking place with limited human to human transmission that's not being talked about, such as other bodily fluids.  If it can be transmitted via blood transfusion and semen, I'm wondering about saliva and coughing .  The spread seems too rapid when we look at all other mosquito borne viruses.  We have another transmission mode here in my opinion and possible limited human to human transmission.

Jamaica reports its first case of Zika virus

Jamaican health officials confirmed the Caribbean nation's first case of the Zika virus Saturday in a 4-year-old child who recently returned from a trip to Texas.

The child, who has now recovered, began showing symptoms Jan. 17 after visiting the U.S. state, Jamaica's Ministry of Health said in a statement.

It's unclear whether the child picked up the virus in Jamaica or Texas. The ministry said it is investigating the case to determine the source of the infection.

The virus has been associated with a sharp jump in the birth of babies with abnormally small heads, mainly in Brazil. It is also linked to increases in Guillain-Barre syndrome, in which the immune system attacks the nervous system, causing paralysis.

Jamaican Health Minister Horace Dalley said in the statement that the child’s parents and family have been contacted and briefed by a team from the ministry. No other family members are ill at this time, according to the statement, first reported by Nationwide Radio's Abka Fitz-Henley.

Dalley said he plans to provide a full update on the case Monday.

The mosquito-borne infection has been detected in some 24 countries and territories in the Americas since Brazil reported its first case in May, Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week.

WHO will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to determine how to confront the Zika virus, which Chan said is "spreading explosively" in the Americas.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged pregnant women to postpone travel to Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Martin, Suriname, Samoa, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.

The CDC recommends women who have recently traveled to these places during their pregnancy be screened and monitored for the virus.

All three of the USA's biggest airlines are allowing some customers to cancel or postpone trips if they’re flying to areas affected by Zika. American, United and Delta each made the move this week amid rising concerns about the spread of the virus.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/30/jamaica-reports-first-case-zika-virus/79563246/