3rd case of Zika virus detected in S. Korea

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The third case of the Zika virus was detected in South Korea on Friday from a man having traveled to the Philippines, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The 21-year-old man, who had made a trip to the Southeast Asian country for five days through April 14, tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus.
The virus was detected from his saliva and urine, but he didn't show any symptoms of the virus such as rash and muscle pain. So, he was not classified as a confirmed patient, according to the KCDC.
The man's 20-year-old brother, the second Zika case who had traveled to the Philippines together with the man, was classified as a confirmed patient on Wednesday.

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(2nd LD) S. Korea reports 3rd confirmed case of Zika virus

2016/04/29 07:36

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- ...

The brother of a man diagnosed with the infection two days earlier has tested positive in a urine test for the mosquito-borne virus, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

The 21-year old man, however, was not categorized as a confirmed Zika patient as his blood test was negative and he has no typical symptoms like muscle pain or skin rashes.

"He was infected with the Zika virus but has no symptoms," said a KCDC official. "There is a slim possibility that he caught the virus through a mosquito bite given his negative blood test result."

The man, who joined the Army on Tuesday to serve his two-year mandatory military service, has been admitted to a military hospital near Seoul for further medical treatment, according to the KCDC.

He traveled in the Philippines with his 20-year-old brother from April 10-14, when the younger man was infected with the virus.

The KCDC later said it has found Zika-spreading Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the country for the first time this year.
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