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Germany Reports 1st Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN ? May 13, 2016, 10:35 AM ET
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The Robert Koch Institute says a female patient diagnosed with the virus appears to have been infected due to unprotected sex with a man who had been in Puerto Rico until early April.
The man developed symptoms of infection two weeks before the woman.
In a statement Friday, the Robert Koch Institute ruled out that the woman could have been infected by a mosquito since she hadn't visited Zika-affected areas since mid-January.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/germany-reports-1st-sexual-transmission-zika-virus-39093203
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN ? May 13, 2016, 10:35 AM ET
...
The Robert Koch Institute says a female patient diagnosed with the virus appears to have been infected due to unprotected sex with a man who had been in Puerto Rico until early April.
The man developed symptoms of infection two weeks before the woman.
In a statement Friday, the Robert Koch Institute ruled out that the woman could have been infected by a mosquito since she hadn't visited Zika-affected areas since mid-January.
...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/germany-reports-1st-sexual-transmission-zika-virus-39093203