Second Zika case reported


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 03 Sep 2016

The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has recorded its second case of Zika infection.

Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient is a 61-year-old Dusun male from Taman Public Jaya in Likas, Sabah.

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