The Zika virus continues to spread. The latest Zika report presented at a meeting this morning of the Zika Response Unified Health Command is, there are now 362 suspected cases of Zika.
Out of 70 blood samples sent off island for testing since the outbreak of the Zika virus, 14 are confirmed to have Zika and 6 of these confirmed cases are pregnant mothers.
The Zika Response Unified Health Command meeting was for each agency to present a report of what they are doing in response to the outbreak.
Director of Health Motusa Tuileama Nua and officials of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) were present.
This week Zika protection kits from the CDC were distributed to pregnant women at the health centers and LBJ Hospital OBGyn Clinic.
CDC official Karrie Ann Toews, who is in charge of Maternal and Child Health surveillance, reports that a total of 550 women are registered for pre natal care with DOH.
Of the 205 women who are currently pregnant, 25 have been tested for Zika and six are confirmed to have the disease.
DOH has distributed Zika protection kits to 25 pregnant.
Health officials say the Zika outbreak peaked in January and the median age of those who’ve contracted Zika is 18.
Dr. Richard Brostrom, the CDC’s TB Medical Officer for the Pacific Region says they have developed a protocol for the management of Zika patients including babies.
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