Close X
Friday, November 15, 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

    Flu vaccines boost immunity against many strains

    Flu vaccines boost immunity against many strains
    Researchers have found that seasonal flu vaccines protect individuals not only against the strains of flu they contain but also against many additional types....

    Flu vaccines boost immunity against many strains

    Top-selling eye vitamins in US not safe: Study

    Top-selling eye vitamins in US not safe: Study
    Researchers have found that claims made about top-selling eye vitamins in the US lack concrete scientific evidence and these supplements could pose a risk to users....

    Top-selling eye vitamins in US not safe: Study

    Simple potato extract can control obesity

    Simple potato extract can control obesity
    To the delight of potato lovers, researchers have found a simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet which is high in fat and refined carbohydrates....

    Simple potato extract can control obesity

    Zinc test can help diagnose breast cancer early

    Zinc test can help diagnose breast cancer early
    Detecting changes in zinc in the body through a simple blood test could help diagnose breast cancer early, finds a research that holds promise....

    Zinc test can help diagnose breast cancer early

    High-fructose drink consumption leads to overeating

    High-fructose drink consumption leads to overeating
    The brain responds differently to two forms of sugar, glucose and fructose, a new study says, adding that the consumption of fructose may promote overeating....

    High-fructose drink consumption leads to overeating

    Laughing gas can treat severe depression

    Laughing gas can treat severe depression
    Used as an anesthetic in medicine and dentistry, nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, may also help treat severe depression in patients whose...

    Laughing gas can treat severe depression