US - 3 cases of Zika virus, including 1 in pregnant woman, confirmed in D.C.

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3 cases of Zika virus, including 1 in pregnant woman, confirmed in D.C.

By: fox5dc.com staff
POSTED:FEB 04 2016 03:24PM EST
UPDATED:FEB 04 2016 03:26PM EST

WASHINGTON - The DC Department of Health has confirmed three cases of Zika virus in Washington, including one case in a pregnant woman.

One of the cases was in 2015, the other two were in 2016. All three individuals had traveled outside the United States.

In one of the 2016 cases, the woman who contracted the virus was pregnant. There is no word on her or the condition of her unborn child.

The 2015 case and one of the 2016 cases were contracted in South America. The other 2016 case was contracted in Central America.
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http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/84543130-story

 

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US - Washington DC: 1 pregnant woman found to have Zika after testing error in 2016

District of Columbia officials say a pregnant woman tested positive for the Zika virus after initially being told she tested negative last year.
The city was forced to send more than 400 samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for retesting after a scientist made a math error.
The city's Department of Forensic Sciences announced Monday that it shared the disturbing news with a woman who was pregnant at the time of her test. Another woman and man also tested positive, after first being told they were negative. The CDC said 394 samples tested negative and results were inconclusive for 26 samples.
The city released no information about the impact on the woman's pregnancy. Zika can cause severe birth defects, including babies born with abnormally small heads.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/pregnant-woman-found-zika-dc-testing-error-47297932