Miami Doctors Publish Study of First Locally-Acquired Zika Transmission In Pregnant Woman; Newborn 100% Free of the Virus

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Miami witnesses the first locally transmitted Zika infection case. The first non-travel-associated case of Zika in the U.S. is diagnosed in Dade County Department of Health.

A 23-year-old woman came to the hospital complaining of sore-throat and rash all over her the back of arms, palms and legs in the form of little red bumps. She also had a slightly high temperature, reports Medical Express. 

The symptoms of the patient later increased in the form of joint and muscle pain. Upon this, the woman was tested for Zika and the test reports turned out to be positive.

The child was born to this mother in October 2016. The newborn was born with normal head size and not infected by the virus after conducting the tests.

She transmitted Zika virus locally, the Department of Health confirmed as neither she nor her partner had traveled outside the U.S.

According to Science Daily the finding of this case are titled as "Cutaneous Eruption in a U.S. Woman with Locally Acquired Zika Virus Infection." The skin manifestation of the virus was clear on the patient as tiny pink bumps were scattered all over the areas of rash on her body.

It is expected that the report suggests more cases of Zika to be reported to the health care centers in the state as the virus has started transmitting locally.

The case implies the need of future Zoka screening, diagnosis, treatment, care and prevention throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Zika is a mosquito born-disease and the species that spreads the virus is called "Aedes Aegypti" mosquito.  The virus does have significant long-term impacts on the patients unless for the fact that pregnant woman with viral infection may transmit the infection to their unborn baby who can suffer from microcephaly.

But the child born to this 23-year-old Zika patient was tested completely normal with no signs of Zika infection after the birth.