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Coachella Valley Woman Is Second Case Of Zika Virus In Riverside County

PALM SPRINGS (CBSLA.com) — A second Riverside County resident has tested positive for the Zika virus.

A Coachella Valley woman contracted the virus while traveling, health officials said. The woman, who was not identified, is not pregnant and was expected to fully recover.

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Mosquitos carrying the Zika virus have been found in the United States, but only in South Florida.

But local vector control officials are taking no chances and will conduct robust mosquito control measures in Palm Springs and Cathedral City, in the areas bordered by Tachevah Drive, Date Palm Drive, 30th Avenue and Landau Boulevard.

These efforts will include setting mosquito traps, sending trapped mosquitoes for arborviral testing, searching for standing water sources and other potential breeding sites, and conducting door-to-door inspections.

The mosquito that carries Zika has been found in portions of the county, including the Coachella Valley, and 11 other California counties, but "there is no evidence these mosquitoes are transmitting Zika in the state at this time."

About 80 percent of infected patients never have symptoms, while illness may develop in 20 percent of infected people within three to seven days of being bitten, according to health officials. Common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and headache. Symptoms are usually mild, officials say, but serious complications include abnormal brain development in a baby whose pregnant mother is infected.

Last week, the California Department of Public Health reported two cases of Zika-related birth defects in California.

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