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Mar 16, 2:02 AM EDT
CUBA REPORTS FIRST CASE OF ZIKA TRANSMITTED ON THE ISLAND
BY MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban officials announced Tuesday night that they have detected the first case of the Zika virus transmitted inside the country, ending Cuba's status as one of the last nations in the hemisphere without domestic cases of the disease that has been linked to birth defects.
State media said a 21-year-old Havana woman who had not traveled outside Cuba was diagnosed with the virus after suffering headaches, fatigue and other symptoms. On Monday, her blood tested positive for Zika. She remains hospitalized.
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CUBA REPORTS FIRST CASE OF ZIKA TRANSMITTED ON THE ISLAND
BY MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban officials announced Tuesday night that they have detected the first case of the Zika virus transmitted inside the country, ending Cuba's status as one of the last nations in the hemisphere without domestic cases of the disease that has been linked to birth defects.
State media said a 21-year-old Havana woman who had not traveled outside Cuba was diagnosed with the virus after suffering headaches, fatigue and other symptoms. On Monday, her blood tested positive for Zika. She remains hospitalized.
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