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NZ sees mosquito-borne disease cases
Updated at 7:47 pm on 8 September 2014
Cases of a disease related to dengue fever have made their way to New Zealand along with other serious mosquito-borne illnesses.
Since March this year, there have been 45 cases of Zika reported to Environmental Science and Research throughout New Zealand.
Zika symptoms include a rash, mild fever, joint and muscle pain, and headaches.
All but two people who caught the disease had been in the Cook Islands.
Since April, there have been a dozen cases of Chikungunya, another mosquito-borne disease, all from Tonga...
NZ sees mosquito-borne disease cases
Updated at 7:47 pm on 8 September 2014
Cases of a disease related to dengue fever have made their way to New Zealand along with other serious mosquito-borne illnesses.
Since March this year, there have been 45 cases of Zika reported to Environmental Science and Research throughout New Zealand.
Zika symptoms include a rash, mild fever, joint and muscle pain, and headaches.
All but two people who caught the disease had been in the Cook Islands.
Since April, there have been a dozen cases of Chikungunya, another mosquito-borne disease, all from Tonga...