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9 Canadians infected with Zika virus, Health Minister Jane Philpott says
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By Ramisha Farooq, CBC News Posted: Feb 17, 2016 3:00 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 17, 2016 4:55 PM ET
The number of Canadians infected with the Zika virus has risen to nine, Health Minister Jane Philpott said Wednesday.
The minister said there have been no cases of locally transmitted Zika virus in Canada.
"We can assume that they were most likely mosquito-borne, but they were all contracted [outside] the country, not local transmission," Philpott said.
The minister could not confirm whether the virus was or could be sexually transmitted.
One of the cases has been confirmed in Alberta, and another two in B.C. that were contracted in El Salvador and Colombia, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease control.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/zika-virus-canadians-1.3452016
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By Ramisha Farooq, CBC News Posted: Feb 17, 2016 3:00 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 17, 2016 4:55 PM ET
The number of Canadians infected with the Zika virus has risen to nine, Health Minister Jane Philpott said Wednesday.
The minister said there have been no cases of locally transmitted Zika virus in Canada.
"We can assume that they were most likely mosquito-borne, but they were all contracted [outside] the country, not local transmission," Philpott said.
The minister could not confirm whether the virus was or could be sexually transmitted.
One of the cases has been confirmed in Alberta, and another two in B.C. that were contracted in El Salvador and Colombia, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease control.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/zika-virus-canadians-1.3452016