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Friday, July 8, 2016, 19:34
Woman tests positive for Zika after visiting Nicaragua
A 28-year-old woman has tested positive for Zika after returning to Malta from a visit to Nicaragua, the Health Ministry has said.
The woman, who is single and lives alone, has been admitted to Mater Dei hospital, where she is in a good medical condition.
This is the second reported case of a Zika-infected patient in Malta, after a Maltese man tested positive for the virus in January. The man had returned from a visit to the South Pacific islands.
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Local Aedes albopictus, a mosquito species prevalent in Malta, is not infected with the Zika virus. Ministry officials, working in tandem with the University of Malta, are carrying out mosquito surveillance to keep tabs on the situation.
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Woman tests positive for Zika after visiting Nicaragua
A 28-year-old woman has tested positive for Zika after returning to Malta from a visit to Nicaragua, the Health Ministry has said.
The woman, who is single and lives alone, has been admitted to Mater Dei hospital, where she is in a good medical condition.
This is the second reported case of a Zika-infected patient in Malta, after a Maltese man tested positive for the virus in January. The man had returned from a visit to the South Pacific islands.
...
Local Aedes albopictus, a mosquito species prevalent in Malta, is not infected with the Zika virus. Ministry officials, working in tandem with the University of Malta, are carrying out mosquito surveillance to keep tabs on the situation.
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