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    Utah woman with Zika virus dies, first Zika-related death in US

    POSTED 12:05 PM, JULY 8, 2016, BY ASHTON EDWARDS, UPDATED AT 12:14PM, JULY 8, 2016

    SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah ? A Salt Lake County woman has died after getting the Zika virus, according to the Salt Lake County Health Department.

    Officials said the elderly woman had an underlying health condition and had traveled to parts of the world where mosquitoes are known to carry the virus.

    This is the first confirmed Zika-related death in the continental United States.
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    SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah – A Salt Lake County resident has died after getting the Zika virus, according to the Salt Lake County Health Department. Officials said the elderly resident had an underlying health condition and had traveled to parts of the world where mosquitoes are known to carry the virus
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