The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added four more countries around the world to its list of territories with local transmission of the Zika virus.
The Zika virus, which is mainly transmitted by mosquitoes, has been spreading around the world since 2015. Once infected, only about 20% of people ever show symptoms, which most commonly include fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes.
The countries that have joined the list of places with mosquito-transmitted Zika are:
- Angola
- Guinea-Bissau
- Maldives
- Solomon Islands
It’s the first time since November 2016 that the CDC has updated its list of countries with local transmission. (The last read more >>>
Source : BusinessInsider.Com