Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 9:52:45 GMT 7
Dallas officials have confirmed on Tuesday the first case of Zika virus in the US being transmitted locally via sexual intercourse.
Just one day after the World Health Organization deemed the virus as an international health emergency, officials in Dallas County said the patient had contracted the virus via sexual contact and not through a mosquito bite, as reported by NBC.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/zika-virus-dallas-officials-confirm-first-us-case-of-infection-via-sexual-intercourse-a6849721.html
Just one day after the World Health Organization deemed the virus as an international health emergency, officials in Dallas County said the patient had contracted the virus via sexual contact and not through a mosquito bite, as reported by NBC.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/zika-virus-dallas-officials-confirm-first-us-case-of-infection-via-sexual-intercourse-a6849721.html
