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Life | Thu Feb 25, 2016 6:17am EST Related: HEALTH
Czech Republic reports first two Zika cases
The Czech Republic has identified its first cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in two Czechs returning from separate trips to the Caribbean, Health Minister Svatopluk Nemecek said on Thursday.
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Nemecek told reporters that the virus had been detected in a man returning from Martinique and in a woman who traveled to the Dominican Republic. Their conditions do not require hospitalization, he said.
"This is not a case of an infection having spread in the Czech Republic. It is a disease brought from the areas where we recommended that people not travel," Nemecek said.
The Czech authorities have recommended avoiding the most heavily affected countries, especially pregnant women and children.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-czech-idUSKCN0VY0WJ
Czech Republic reports first two Zika cases
The Czech Republic has identified its first cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in two Czechs returning from separate trips to the Caribbean, Health Minister Svatopluk Nemecek said on Thursday.
...
Nemecek told reporters that the virus had been detected in a man returning from Martinique and in a woman who traveled to the Dominican Republic. Their conditions do not require hospitalization, he said.
"This is not a case of an infection having spread in the Czech Republic. It is a disease brought from the areas where we recommended that people not travel," Nemecek said.
The Czech authorities have recommended avoiding the most heavily affected countries, especially pregnant women and children.
...
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-czech-idUSKCN0VY0WJ