Washington, D.C Pregnant woman infected with Zika

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   3 cases of Zika virus, including 1 in pregnant woman, confirmed in DC
WASHINGTON - The D.C. Department of
 Health has confirmed three D.C. residents have been diagnosed with the 
Zika virus, including one case involving a pregnant woman.
“They 
do see their health care provider, so we constantly monitor the 
situation and make sure that their health is fine,” said D.C. Department
 of Health Senior Deputy Director Angali Talwalkar.
She said in all three cases, these residents traveled abroad to 
Zika-infected regions. They reportedly contracted the virus there before
 returning to the District.
“What we really try to tell people are – who is really at the highest
 risk and that is going to be pregnant women,” said Talwalkar. “There 
are some special precautions we can take with that group. We want them 
to see their health care provider if they have had recent travel to an 
infected area just so they can be monitored.”
One case was diagnosed in last May.
“Since
 2016, we have had two cases – one male, one female – both of them were 
travel-related to Central and South America,” Talwalker said.
The 
announcement of these Zika cases in D.C. comes just days after the World
 Health Organization declared the virus an international public health 
emergency. Also, one Zika case in Texas was the result of sexual 
transmission.
Even so, Talwalkar hopes to calm fears with facts.
“Zika is not an infectious disease that is airborne or that is really going to put the general public at risk,” said Talwalkar.

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	3 cases of Zika virus, including 1 in pregnant woman, confirmed in DC WASHINGTON - The D.C. Department of Health has confirmed three D.C. residents have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, including one case involving a pregnant woman. “They do see their health care provider, so we constantly monitor the situation and make sure that their health is fine,” said D.C. Department of Health Senior Deputy Director Angali Talwalkar. She said in all three cases, these residents traveled abroad to Zika-infected regions. They reportedly contracted the virus there before returning to the District. “What we really try to tell people are – who is really at the highest risk and that is going to be pregnant women,” said Talwalkar. “There are some special precautions we can take with that group. We want them to see their health care provider if they have had recent travel to an infected area just so they can be monitored.” One case was diagnosed in last May. “Since 2016, we have had two cases – one male, one female – both of them were travel-related to Central and South America,” Talwalker said. The announcement of these Zika cases in D.C. comes just days after the World Health Organization declared the virus an international public health emergency. Also, one Zika case in Texas was the result of sexual transmission. Even so, Talwalkar hopes to calm fears with facts. “Zika is not an infectious disease that is airborne or that is really going to put the general public at risk,” said Talwalkar. http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/84543130-story
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