SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed a woman who returned from a trip to Vietnam has been infected with the Zika virus, the country's ninth such case, health authorities here said Friday.
The 40-year-old woman, whose identity has been withheld, tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus after traveling to Ho Chi Minh City from July 11-15, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
The KCDC said she had been infected with the virus after being bitten by a mosquito during her trip to the Southeast Asian country.
The 40-year-old woman, whose identity has been withheld, tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus after traveling to Ho Chi Minh City from July 11-15, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
The KCDC said she had been infected with the virus after being bitten by a mosquito during her trip to the Southeast Asian country.