KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- The World Health Organization
and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have removed The Bahamas
from the watch list of Zika-infected areas, deeming the country safe for
travellers.
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, in a statement said that no new cases of Zika had been identified in the country within the past 12 months.
Now, CDC has included The Bahamas under ‘Areas with Interrupted Transmission´, which means Zika was previously found in the locations but scientists have determined the virus is no longer present.
The CDC also stated that travellers, including pregnant women, could visit the destinations with no known risk of getting Zika from mosquitoes.
The Bahamas Ministry of Health confirmed that the last reported cases of Zika were in November 2016 and at that time, all cases sought medical attention after having symptoms suggestive of Zika virus infection.
Based on the histories received from the cases, it was determined that there was a mix of travel-associated and local transmission.
Various government sectors in The Bahamas such as the Ministry of Health, Department of Public Health and Department of Environmental Health continue to work in partnership to operate an active surveillance programme and intense vector control and mosquito management to prevent the threat of Zika transmission.
-- BERNAMA
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, in a statement said that no new cases of Zika had been identified in the country within the past 12 months.
Now, CDC has included The Bahamas under ‘Areas with Interrupted Transmission´, which means Zika was previously found in the locations but scientists have determined the virus is no longer present.
The CDC also stated that travellers, including pregnant women, could visit the destinations with no known risk of getting Zika from mosquitoes.
The Bahamas Ministry of Health confirmed that the last reported cases of Zika were in November 2016 and at that time, all cases sought medical attention after having symptoms suggestive of Zika virus infection.
Based on the histories received from the cases, it was determined that there was a mix of travel-associated and local transmission.
Various government sectors in The Bahamas such as the Ministry of Health, Department of Public Health and Department of Environmental Health continue to work in partnership to operate an active surveillance programme and intense vector control and mosquito management to prevent the threat of Zika transmission.
-- BERNAMA
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