Cases of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus have been
reported in Germany following confirmation a Danish tourist has also tested
positive for the illness.
According to n-tv, “multiple German travel returnees” have
been diagnosed with the virus, however the World Health Organisation says there
have been two German cases of the virus in tourists returning to the country.
A WHO statement released on 21 January says: “Between 4 and
12 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point for Germany notified PAHO/WHO of
two cases of ZIKA virus infection in German nationals who had returned from
Haiti to Germany in late December."
WHO says samples from both patients were collected and sent
for laboratory testing at the national reference centre for tropical diseases
in Germany and they tested positive.
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