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10th Zika virus case confirmed

Source: Xinhua | March 3, 2016, Thursday | Print Edition

THE father of two Zika patients has also been infected with the virus, making him the country’s 10th confirmed case, say health authorities.

The 40-year-old man from Jiangmen City in south China’s Guangdong Province returned from Venezuela with his family on February 25.

His two children tested positive for the virus on February 27, according to the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission. He reported the appearance of a rash on Monday, which doctors confirmed was caused by the virus, and he is now in stable condition in hospital.

The World Health Organization declared a global emergency in early February, after a Zika outbreak in Central and South America.

Symptoms of the mosquito-borne virus include fever, joint pain, rash, conjunctivitis, headache and muscle pain. It is also a suspected cause of microcephaly in new-born babies.

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