Close X
Thursday, November 14, 2024
ADVT 
Health

Public Health Agency Says 14 Travel-Related Cases Of Zika Virus In Canada

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Feb, 2016 11:42 AM
    The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting 14 cases of Zika virus in the country.
     
    The latest confirmed case is in Saskatchewan and other cases have been confirmed in Ontario, Alberta and B.C.
     
    The agency said Thursday on its website that all of the cases are travel-related and the types of mosquitoes that transmit the virus are not found in Canada.
     
    No details on the cases were released.
     
    The Alberta Health website says there have been four lab-confirmed cases in the province — three this year and one in 2013.
     
    There has been an explosion of Zika infections in South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean since last May.
     
    Most people who contract the infection have no symptoms, but the virus has been potentially linked in Brazil to cases of abnormally small heads in infants born to women who may have been infected while pregnant. 

    MORE Health ARTICLES

    Indian-Origin Scientist Turns Cancer Cells Into Harmless Cells

    Indian-Origin Scientist Turns Cancer Cells Into Harmless Cells
     An Indian-origin researcher at the Stanford University in the US has found a method that can cause dangerous leukemia cells to mature into harmless immune cells known as macrophages.

    Indian-Origin Scientist Turns Cancer Cells Into Harmless Cells

    Why Obese Men Face Greater Diabetes Risk Than Women?

    Why Obese Men Face Greater Diabetes Risk Than Women?
    Obese men are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than obese women due to differences in the activity of a protein in the muscle, new research has found.

    Why Obese Men Face Greater Diabetes Risk Than Women?

    Unhealthy Diets In Childhood Affect Heart Later

    Unhealthy Diets In Childhood Affect Heart Later
    Keep an eye on what your child is eating for the childhood diet will have a long-term effect on his/her health later, warns new research.

    Unhealthy Diets In Childhood Affect Heart Later

    Fresh Blood No Better For Transfusions, Canadian-led Study Shows

    Fresh Blood No Better For Transfusions, Canadian-led Study Shows
    TORONTO — Freshly donated blood is not better than older blood when it is transfused into severely ill patients, a new Canadian-led study reports.

    Fresh Blood No Better For Transfusions, Canadian-led Study Shows

    Breast Biopsy Accuracy Varies, Especially With Pre-cancer Conditions, Experimental Study Says

    Breast Biopsy Accuracy Varies, Especially With Pre-cancer Conditions, Experimental Study Says
    CHICAGO — Here's another reason for getting a second medical opinion: Biopsy specialists frequently misdiagnose breast tissue, potentially leading to too-aggressive treatment for some women and under-treatment for others, a study suggests.

    Breast Biopsy Accuracy Varies, Especially With Pre-cancer Conditions, Experimental Study Says

    High-energy Breakfast Good For Diabetics

    High-energy Breakfast Good For Diabetics
    A high-energy breakfast and modest dinner can control dangerous blood sugar spikes all day, says a study. More than 382 million people in the world suffer from diabetes, predominantly type-2 diabetes.

    High-energy Breakfast Good For Diabetics