Zika

The United States season for mosquitos is now upon us. With mosquitos comes new worries such as itching, inflammation, infections, Zika, Dengue, and other worries.

The Zika virus outbreaks are spread across many countries, including Africa and Asia-Pacific. The countries expected to be at the greatest risk are India, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Pakistan and Bangladesh. This is due to a combination of high travel volumes from Zika affected areas in the Americas, local presence of mosquitos capable of transmitting Zika virus, and suitable climatic conditions in the large populations (and/or limited health resources). The …read more