Malaysian woman first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection


An edes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention centre in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico, March 8, 2016. - REUTERS

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) have been informed of a case of Zika virus infection, The Straits Times reported.

The patient is a 47-year-old Malaysian woman who lives at Block 102 Aljunied Crescent and works in Singapore.

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