The Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also made similar recommendations to pregnant women in the country. The federal government also asked doctors to pay attention to whether passengers returning from Zika virus endemic areas showed signs of infection. A spokesman said that some laboratories in Australia can be used for virus diagnosis if necessary.
Recently, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a reminder of safe travel, strongly recommending that women avoid going to Brazil or other areas where Zika virus is prevalent during pregnancy, and asking all visitors to the epidemic areas to be cautious. It is best to wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers, use anti-mosquito spray, and avoid using water containers that mosquitoes may "patronize". Once the symptoms of suspected Zika virus infection appear, it is necessary to report to the medical institution in time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the Ministry of Health to follow up the Zika virus epidemic, communicate with transportation and civil aviation enterprises in time, and take preventive measures to prevent the virus from spreading. Later that day, the Russian Federation's Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision Bureau published a travel warning list of 27 countries, reminding pregnant women to avoid going to these countries that reported the Zika epidemic.
On June 5438+07, 2007, the World Health Organization issued the Strategic Response Framework and Joint Action Plan for Zika in Geneva. According to the plan, WHO will mobilize and coordinate the resources of partners, experts and all parties, help relevant countries to improve the monitoring capacity of Zika virus and related diseases, provide medical care for people affected by the virus, and promote the rapid development of vaccines, detection and treatment methods. According to WHO, the implementation of the plan will cost 56 million US dollars, of which 25 million US dollars will be used for WHO's response measures and 3,654.38 million US dollars will be used to help other important partners.
On June 5438+08, the World Bank announced that it would contribute 654.38+0.5 billion US dollars to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean deal with Zika virus. According to the bank's assessment, Zika virus will cause about $3.5 billion in economic losses in this region this year.
According to Taiwan media reports, Zika virus is rampant. With the spread of the virus through vector mosquitoes, various anti-mosquito products have recently become popular in the United States. A mosquito trap registered by the United States Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) costs only about $9, and it is now selling well.
Megadose in Brazil is a clothing company that sells maternity clothes, and since March this year, 10, Megadose has started selling clothes that can resist Zika virus. Clothing can resist Zika virus because citronellal (an anti-mosquito chemical) produced in washed fiber can drive away mosquitoes, the source of infection of the disease. According to foreign media reports, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued travel warnings to eight countries or regions in the Caribbean and Latin America, advising pregnant women to avoid going to areas where Zika virus infection is reported. At present, 22 countries and regions have been included in the travel warning list.
According to reports, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on the 22nd that pregnant women should not travel to Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Sint Maarten, Guyana, Cape Verde, Samoa and Sint Maarten due to the spread of Zika virus.
A week ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel warning for the same reason, advising pregnant women to postpone their travel to Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
WHO Director-General Chen Fengfuzhen said that although there is no evidence that Zika virus is related to neonatal microcephaly, indirect evidence shows that there is a great possibility of correlation between the two, which is very worrying.
The Ministry of Health of Vietnam held an online meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments to discuss the possibility and preventive measures of Zika virus outbreak in Vietnam, and issued an early warning on Tuesday that Zika virus may break out during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Spring Festival).
According to American media reports on February 14, Zika virus is rampant all over the world, but in America, the recent situation is still not optimistic. According to the data released by the World Bank, the Zika epidemic is expected to hit the tourism industry in the Caribbean, Central America and South America, causing huge losses of up to $63.9 billion.
According to foreign media reports, the World Health Organization issued a statement on the 8th after convening an emergency committee meeting, advising pregnant women not to go to areas affected by Zika virus. The Rio Olympic Games will open on August 5, and Philip Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Olympic Organizing Committee, said that the Zika epidemic would not have much impact on tourists planning to go to Rio to watch the Olympic Games. In the Olympic and Paralympic venues, every day, according to the guidance of the local health department, the hotbeds of mosquito breeding are removed. In addition, for Rio in the southern hemisphere, August is winter and the climate is relatively cool, which is not conducive to mosquito breeding.
Attachment: Zika virus disease knowledge Zika virus 1947 was first discovered in Uganda rhesus monkeys. Until 20 13, only cases were reported in Africa, Southeast Asia and Pacific island countries.
Zika virus disease is mainly transmitted by mosquito (Aedes) bites, and blood and sexual transmission are rare. Most patients only have slight fever and rash (mostly maculopapular rash), while others have symptoms such as headache, joint pain and non-suppurative conjunctivitis. Most patients heal themselves after 2 to 7 days and rarely die. Recent research results show that virus infection can cause nervous system and autoimmune symptoms in a few people, and infection in pregnant women may lead to microcephaly in newborns and premature death of children. Causality needs further study and confirmation.
At present, the disease is mainly treated with symptomatic treatment, and there is no targeted drug or vaccine, but it can be effectively prevented by preventing mosquito bites. (Source: National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China)
Beijing time on February 9 th news, although the Rio Olympic Games will be held in half a year, the Rio Olympic Organizing Committee is faced with the serious problem of how to deal with the Zika virus epidemic. If the epidemic cannot be eliminated in time to ensure the safety of athletes in the future, it is not ruled out that countries will boycott the Rio Olympic Games, and the Kenyan Olympic Committee will also issue such a warning.
According to the Philippine Star in February 15. In August this year, Brazil will host the 20 16 Summer Olympic Games, but at present Zika virus is spreading wildly in Brazil. For safety reasons, the Philippine Health Bureau may ban domestic athletes from participating in Brazilian competitions.
Huo Zhenting, chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Committee of China, revealed yesterday that the IOC will send members of the Coordination Committee to Rio de Janeiro in April to inspect the preparations for the 20 16 Summer Olympic Games, especially the Zika epidemic that is currently raging in South America. "This issue is of great concern to all walks of life. We hope that it will not affect the athletes' participation, and we will focus on living facilities. "
The opening of the Rio Olympic Games is getting closer and closer, and the Zika virus that has been raging in Brazil recently has attracted more and more attention. On this issue, Li Guoping, member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former president of the Sports Hospital of the State Sports General Administration, said on the 4th that Zika virus is controllable and treatable, so we should pay attention to it, but don't panic.
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 24th, during the 20 16 Rio Olympic Games, a mobile phone application software named "Health Guardian" will be released, which can make a virtual diagnosis of users' health status and help tourists judge whether they are infected with Zika virus.