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Zika investigating 14 cases of sexually transmitted possibly
US health officials said Tuesday they are investigating 14 new cases of the Zika virus in the United States that could have been transmitted sexually. AFP
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention US (CDC) indicated that several cases involving pregnant women, considered riskier since the virus has been linked to cases of malformations in newborns.
The FDA reiterated his call to use condoms or abstain from sexual contact if a person lives or travels to any of the more than 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where zika is present.
"In all cases in which information is available, travelers reported symptoms were males and two weeks before symptoms develop in their female partners, who did not travel," the CDC report.
"These new reports suggest that sexual transmission may be a more likely than previously thought transmission," he said.
Despite this, the CDC said that the main way of transmission of zika is the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also transmits dengue fever, yellow fever and Chikungunya, so advise protect their bite.
United States reported the first suspected case of sexual transmission of zika few weeks ago after a man who had traveled to Venezuela have infected your partner to return.