South Carolina Receiving Another $400,000 to Fight Zika
South Carolina is getting an additional $400,000 from the federal government to battle the Zika virus.
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ROCK HILL, SC –ABC COLUMBIA’S Amanda Fitzpatrick reports. York County announcing it’s first case of the Zika virus, bringing the total to 18 cases in South Carolina. Chuck Haynes with Emergency Management in York County says, “The Zika virus is not in the mosquito population, it is only in one person that traveled to a country that has Zika.” Zika…
Zika Virus Transmission From Woman to Man Reported for First Time, CDC Says
In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo of aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen in a mosquito cage at a laboratory in Cucuta, Colombia. Ricardo Mazalan/AP Photo The Zika virus has been documented for the first time to have been transmitted from a woman to a man through sexual contact, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease…
SC Health Officials Report 1st Case of Travel-Related Zika
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Public health officials say the first South Carolinian to test positive for Zika virus contracted it while traveling abroad and wasn’t contagious upon returning home. The Department of Health and Environmental Control announced the case Friday. Dr. Teresa Foo told The Associated Press the person went to the doctor as a precaution, though symptoms experienced while traveling…
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Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) – According to Clemson University researchers, the extensive amount of rain in the state recently, including October’s flood, will bring the mosquitoes much earlier this year. Aside from the usual mosquito borne illnesses that we need to be aware of this time of year is the concern of the Zika virus spread through one specific species…
Experts: Brace for an early mosquito season
Crews in some counties hard-hit by the flooding and rains have been out earlier than usual treating ditches to kill mosquito larvae
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Nearly six months after October’s historic floods, experts say prepare to battle the early onset of mosquito season. Crews in some counties hard-hit by the flooding and rains have been out earlier than usual treating ditches to kill mosquito larvae. Mosquitoes in South Carolina can carry a number of diseases such as West Nile virus, the…
Everything You Need to Know About the Zika Virus Outbreak
(ABC News) — Health officials in multiple countries are trying to stop the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with some countries, such as El Salvador and Brazil, taking drastic measures to combat the outbreak. Here’s what you need to know about the outbreak that has put health officials around the world on alert. Where Is the Zika Virus Outbreak…
