AN UPDATE ON ZIKA PROTOCOL IN
LOUISVILLE
The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness has
recently issued testing recommendations for the Zika Virus. Health
care providers are encouraged to report suspected Zika cases to
their state or local health departments to facilitate diagnosis and
mitigate the risk of local transmission.
educate all pregnant women about travel to an area with ongoing
Zika virus transmission. Visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/
zika-information for countries with Zika virus transmission.
If you would like to report a suspect case of Zika or request laboratory testing, please call the Louisville Metro Department of Public
Health and Wellness during normal business hours at (502)-574-6675.
The after-hours call number to report a Communicable Reportable
Disease to Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness is (502)-5748200. A call will be returned within 15 minutes.
The virus, which causes birth defects such as microcephaly, is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected Aedes sp.
mosquito, an insect type rarely seen in the Midwest region. However,
health care professionals in Kentucky should remain cautious.
An estimated 80 percent of persons infected with Zika virus are
asymptomatic. Symptomatic disease is generally mild. The most
common symptoms of Zika virus include fever, rash, joint pain, or
conjunctivitis (red eyes). Symptoms typically begin 2 to 7 days after
being bitten by an infected mosquito. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon, and fatalities are rare. Physicians should
More instructions and testing information can be found as a link at
www.glms.org.
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