VIRUS DOOM : Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus Case In US

A Texas county has reported a sexually transmitted case of Zika virus, raising fresh fears about the mosquito-borne infection which has been linked to birth defects.

Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) said the Dallas patient acquired the virus from sexual contact with an ill individual who had returned from a country where Zika is present.

Health officials said last week that 31 people in the US have been diagnosed with the Zika infection in the past year.
International health officials have been investigating the possibility that the virus can also spread through sex.

Zachary Thompson, DCHHS director, said: "Now that we know Zika virus can be transmitted through sex, this increases our awareness campaign in educating the public about protecting themselves and others.

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