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Zika virus infection ‘through sex’ reported in US

A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US.

A patient infected in Dallas, Texas, is likely to have been infected by sexual contact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said.

The person had not travelled to infected areas but their partner had returned from Venezuela.

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35478778

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