Thursday, February 4, 2016

New York to supply free Zika tests



New York State Governor Apostle Cuomo aforesaid on weekday that the state's health department would supply free advanced tests for people with symptoms of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that's spreading apace.

The tests would conjointly embrace screening and corroborative tests for antibodies against Zika and different connected viruses, per an announcement free by the Governor's workplace.

Nine folks within the state have tested positive for Zika and that they have recently came from countries wherever a travel alert associated with the virus has been issued, the statement aforesaid.

The World Health Organization has declared Zika, that has been coupled to thousands of suspected cases of birth defects in Brazil, a world public health emergency.

The U.S. Centers for unwellness management and bar on weekday accessorial additional countries and territories to a growing list of places wherever travelers risk being infected with Zika.

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