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UD officials monitor Zika virus situation

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4:53 p.m., Feb. 4, 2016--With the U.S. Department of State issuing travel advisories regarding the Zika virus, University of Delaware administrators are monitoring the situation and how it might affect members of the UD community. 

All UD study abroad students who traveled during Winter Session to Zika affected areas were advised how to avoid mosquito bites before they left campus. This is part of UD's standard protocol since mosquitoes in these areas also present risks for dengue fever and chickingunya infection.

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All staff in UD's Student Health Service have been instructed to get travel histories on any students presenting with a fever. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites and is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to weeks. 

Some 80 percent of those infected will never know they were infected as they will have no symptoms. The other 20 percent will have mild self-limiting symptoms, such as fever, rash, joint pain or conjunctivitis. Symptoms typically begin two to seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito and last three to seven days.

According to Karyl Ratta, director of the Delaware Division of Public Health, "All cases of Zika transmission have occurred outside the continental United States. All cases in the continental U.S. are linked to travel, and we have no lab-confirmed cases in Delaware." 

For more information about Zika virus, visit the CDC website

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