What Pregnant Women Should Know About Zika
It’s well known that the Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes. What’s less known is that there’s strong probability the Zika virus may also be contracted through sexual intercourse. There have ...Read more
It’s well known that the Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes. What’s less known is that there’s strong probability the Zika virus may also be contracted through sexual intercourse. There have ...Read more
The World Health Organisation says American Samoa has reacted very quickly to the outbreak of the Zika virus. Eight cases of Zika, including a pregnant woman, have been confirmed in the ...Read more
There are now 8 confirmed cases of Zika in the territory. The additional four were confirmed in a second round of testing of blood samples in the first batch that was sent off island for testing ...Read more
American Samoa now has about 205 suspected cases of the Zika virus. Department of Health Epidemiologist Scott Anesi revealed this at a press conference yesterday where Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti ...Read more
Acting Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has declared an outbreak of the Zika virus in American Samoa. The follows confirmation that four of 25 blood specimens of suspected Zika cases that were sent to ...Read more
Results of blood tests from suspected Zika cases which were sent to Honolulu on Monday for testing should be be known by tomorrow. This is according to Scott Anesi the Department of Health’s ...Read more
The Department of Health hopes to send blood samples of patients suspected of having the Zika virus on tonight’s flight to Honolulu. This would be the first time since patients were diagnosed ...Read more
While the World Health Organization has declared the ZIKA virus to be an international public health emergency, lab tests off island to confirm the presence of the virus have not happened. In the ...Read more
Medical Director of the Department of Health, Tamasoali’i Dr. Joseph Tufa said that all it takes for American Samoa to protect themselves from mosquito borne diseases such as Zika is to keep ...Read more
There is a lot more the local Department of Health does not know about Zika and that is why they have requested the presence of a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention ...Read more