Czech and Slovak Confirmation Zika Virus Cases

MASSAPEDIA NEWS - A woman citizen of Slovakia who had just returned from South America, confirmed the positive Zika. Minister of Health Slovakia Viliam Cislak Zika said this is the first case in the country.

"The test results of patients suspected Zika in Presov, eastern Slovakia, proved to be positive," said Cislak, quoted by Reuters.

Nonetheless, Cislak said Zika patient is now in good health and did not require further treatment.

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Meanwhile, the Czech Republic announced two cases of Zika, last week. Zika positive cases were confirmed at the man from the Czech who had just returned from Martinique and women who have recently vacationed in the Dominican Republic.

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Cuba also reported positive cases of Zika on Wednesday (2/3). Zika diagnosed in a 28-year-old doctor, who allegedly contracted the disease from her husband. While his brother was also reported positive Zika. Until now, there are 37 cases of Zika reported in Cuba.

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He reported fever a few days earlier and the results of the test confirm Zika. Now, he was recovering in the hospital.

Her husband was diagnosed Zika two months ago, while her brother was diagnosed Zika two weeks earlier.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak earlier Zika as an international health emergency while in Brazil, Zika birth defects are associated with microcephaly.

Zika is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, but some studies Zika call can also be transmitted through sexual transmission.

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Zika plague spread throughout most of Latin America and the Caribbean. Zika WHO estimates could affect up to 4 million people in the region.

Up to now there is still no vaccine to tackle the virus. About 80 percent of infected people show no significant symptoms Zika.