Perak man infected with Zika


Taking precautions: A bunting warning on Zika disease is seen at Hospital Sungai Buloh. The Health Ministry has confirmed that a man in Perak has been infected with the disease.

PUTRAJAYA: A man in Perak has been infected with Zika, a viral disease transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. There has been no reported case for two years.

The last case in Malaysia was reported in 2016, with eight people found infected with the virus, said health authorities.

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