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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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The Zika virus is another wild card dealt to us by nature. It was first discovered in 1947, but only recently grew into one of the newest global health threats, primarily for pregnant women and their unborn children. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/...

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The Zika virus has made its way to the Americas with seeming ease. All territories of the U.S. have seen some form of transmission of the virus and health threats range from the merely bothersome flu-like effects to the quite serious implications of Microcephaly in infants and Guillaine-Barre syndrome in adults.

Government funding to battle the virus has just recently been made available and may well serve as evidence of the lack of effective testing and treatment solutions currently available.

The Zika virus has proven to be both resilient and deceptive for public health officials as it has caught them off-guard virtually every step of the way.  And getting in front of the problem has been an enormous challenge as the virus appears to be continuing on unabated. Confounded by the Zika virus, public health officials nonetheless must remain steadfast as this appears to be a long-term battle.

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There is no currently available vaccine or treatment for the Zika virus disease. The impact of both Microcephaly (birth defects) and the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome (paralysis) are just two of the recent and critical Zika virus health dangers to catch public health officials by surprise while other unknown health effects appear certain to follow.

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Laboratory-based Zika tests thus far are complicated, time-consuming, sometimes inaccurate and expensive.

The Kenzika Rapid Field Test kit could be a game-changer as it is the 1st of its kind to be employed in field testing cutting days and weeks off of the current 2 testing programs in use by public health.

While aerial mosquito spraying has also been deployed in South Florida with unknown success, prevention kits remain the best current solution available.

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When it comes to government funding to fight the Zika virus, “delay, delay delay” has been the name of the game in 2016.  However, Congress finally passed $800M in funding legislation in September 2016

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly in babies, a condition defined by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems. In addition, the agency said it could cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis.

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The CDC has advised pregnant women to avoid non-essential travel to areas where Zika has been transmitted locally.  The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the one primarily responsible for spreading Zika and is a resilient and tough mosquito to kill.  It is truly the cockroach of mosquitoes.

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The CDC has indicated that most countries in the Americas have seen some form of active transmission of the Zika virus.  US States and DC have seen 4,175 cases reported and US Territories in total have had 31,198 cases reported.  South Florida is also the only place so far in the continental U.S. with local Zika transmission. State officials have confirmed 1,021 Zika infections this year, with 174 mosquito-borne cases and 842 travel-related cases, including 106 pregnant women.