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Service: Disease Information and Facts - Zika Virus

Record #: CWD0674
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2024
Last Full Update: 29 May 2019

Contact Information

Office Phone No public telephone number

Addresses and Location

Address Coordinates: 44.6073644, -79.4190960
Physical Access Not Applicable

Description

Description (Service) The Public Health Agency of Canada and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that the Zika virus disease is primarily spread though the bite of an infected mosquito but that it can also be spread by sexual transmission through semen from infected men, an infected, pregnant woman to her developing baby and cell, blood and tissue donations from infected donors

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Click on following links for more information regarding Zika Virus:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Symptoms

Travel Health Notices

Surveillance of Zika virus

Information for women & their partners who are thinking about pregnancy

Information for parents

Information for health professionals

Service Details

Hours n/a
Areas Served Ontario
Languages English
Fees None

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