Sex, not mosquito, behind first Zika virus case in US

But officials said it was unlikely the virus could cause widespread problems in the U.S.

American health officials in Texas say they’ve confirmed what appears to be the first case of Zika virus transmitted through sexual intercourse in the country.

It’s the first case of the virus being transmitted in the USA during the current outbreak of Zika, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas.

Officials did not release the name, age or sex of the patient.

Monday, the WHO declared an worldwide health emergency after the virus spread to about two dozen countries, mostly in Latin America.

The HSE said neither of the confirmed cases in Ireland is “at risk of pregnancy”.

The virus has has been thought to spread through mosquito bite contributed to deaths op several babies in South America.

Zika virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitos but can be spread through sexual contact in some cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The mosquitoes known to transmit the virus are not established in Canada and are not well suited to our climate”. The Health Department says travel-related cases are defined as disease believed to be contracted outside of the state.

A case of Zika virus in Texas was transmitted from one person to another during sexual intercourse.

Babies with microcephaly are born with unusually small heads, and can go on to have incomplete brain development.

Health officials said last week that 31 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the Zika infection in the past year. Today, two cases of Zika were confirmed in Australia, in individuals who had recently returned from the Caribbean.

Zika was first identified in 1947 in Uganda.

The disease usually results in mild symptoms including fever and rash that end after about a week. He and his wife both came down with symptoms, although only he had been exposed to bites from Zika-bearing mosquitoes.