■ In addition, more than 13 countries in the Americas have reported sporadic Zika virus infections. Even if someone arrives in Canada with an infection, it could not be spread here because it is only believed to be spread by a specific type of mosquito that does not live in Canada, said Bogoch. Closer home, the state health department has sent circulars to its officers to take preventive measures. "It's a case of deja vu because that's exactly what we were saying with Ebola", said Trudie Lang, a professor of global health at the University of Oxford. In some areas, authorities now have the right to break into and treat properties suspected of harboring mosquito breeding grounds.

We do not know the risk to the baby if a woman is infected with Zika virus while she is pregnant.

K-State researchers say the best protection from the virus is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. In the Caribbean: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, St. Martin and Puerto Rico.

- And Cape Verde, off the coast of western Africa, and Samoa in the South Pacific.

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Zika is an arbovirus spread through mosquito bites. Spokeswoman Meg Mirivel would not say whether Tuesday if the infected person is a man or woman or give the person's age. There is now no vaccine or treatment for Zika.

In response to the threat, LATAM and United Airlines have announced they will waive change fees or offer refunds to travelers planning to go to destinations where Zika has been confirmed.

Three Britons contracted the disease after traveling to the Americas, said Public Health England last week. And it's all because of mosquitoes - and their connection to Zika virus, to be exact.

This is the first laboratory-confirmed case in a traveler returning to Virginia. None were pregnant women. Brazilian officials have linked the tropical illness to birth defects. PAHO says there are no reliable estimates of the number of cases in the region.

Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria visited the city of Ibague, a hotbed of Zika, to start a "Tour of Colombia" campaign to educate local officials on how to fight the mosquitoes.

Bolivar said he also would encourage women not to travel to affected areas if they considering pregnancy or not using contraception.

The guidelines include monitoring fetal ultrasounds and testing infants with signs of microcephaly.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the American Academy of Pediatrics came up with the guidelines released Tuesday. Rio Carnival is a big concern There is concern that the large crowds of people coming together at Rio Carnival on February 7 and 8 could be a factor in the spread of the Zika virus.

But for pregnant moms, their unborn child could face developmental issues including a smaller than expected head, seizures and vision problems. They cover how the infants should be evaluated, tested and managed if this were the case.

But worry about the rapid spread of Zika has expanded across the nation, and the hemisphere beyond.

Meanwhile, officials in the Argentine province of Corrientes have declared an epidemiological alert due to an outbreak of dengue in the area. The species of mosquito that can transmit Zika is present in the San Gabriel Valley and the eastern part of the county.