Health & Fitness
Travel-Related Zika Virus Found in Galveston County
A travel-related case of Zika virus was confirmed in Galveston County.
GALVESTON, TX — A travel-related case of the Zika virus was confirmed in the Bay Area. Galveston County health officials determined that an area resident contracted the Zika virus on a recent trip to Dominica.
The Galveston County Health District does not believe that the virus was transmitted to any local mosquitoes or people. The patient who contracted the virus is a male between 60 years-old and 70 years-old, he is expected to make a full recovery.
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There have been 27 additional confirmed cases of Zika virus in the Houston-area, 24 in Harris County and three in Fort bend County.
The news of a confirmed case of Zika in Galveston County comes just a few days after researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch determined that 20 currently FDA approved drugs can treat the virus and about two weeks after a Woodlands biotech firmannounced that it is working on a vaccine for the virus.
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