The health officials of Florida, USA confirmed that 84 pregnant women were tested positive for Zika virus.
The health doctors in the state of Florida in the USA are calling all pregnant women to undergo test for Zika virus after the number of those who are positive continue to rise.
On Friday, Florida health officials confirmed that 84 pregnant women were already have tested positive for the Zika virus in the whole state.
This report is based on the daily reporting of the officials since the monitoring on Zika started.
Doctors who spoke at a “Zeroing in on Zika: From the Front Lines” forum said they have asked each woman to go public about their diagnosis and discuss their concerns.
Despite of this, only one pregnant woman has agreed to follow the call.
Doctors revealed they expect to see many Florida babies born to mothers who contracted the virus in about five or six months within this year 2016.
The University of Miami is taking a big role in dealing with the Zika virus outbreak, where they launched the Zika Global Network.
The forum “Zeroing in on Zika: From the Front Lines” came a day after doctors confirmed that there was a baby born suffering with microcephaly at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Christine Curry said that in total, 15 pregnant women who have delivered at the hospital have tested positive for the Zika, a mosquito-borne virus.
As of now, those women are being monitored by some doctors at the said hospital.
“Zika is a thing. Zika is real, and while we don’t understand it fully, that is not a reason to dismiss its impact,” Curry said at a Miami Beach Commission meeting.
Pregnant women who live in or have to traveled to South Florida are warned to wear insect repellent, long clothing and limit their time outdoor activities to avoid contact with the mosquitoes.
In the record of the state, there have been 604 travel-related infections confirmed in the state and there are 56 locally acquired cases.
Majority of the population who have acquired the virus were contracted in Miami-Dade County.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for the doctors in Florida to test all pregnant women in the state for the virus.
Pregnant women can also contact their local county health department for a Zika risk assessment and testing hours and information for early detection and diagnosis.