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Belmont County Woman Officially Contracts Zika Virus

Posted: Feb 25, 2016 2:10 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 25, 2016 3:00 PM EST
 
 
Belmont County, Ohio -

Officials with the Belmont County Health Department were notified Thursday morning a woman in county tested positive for the Zika Virus. It is the first case of an Ohio Valley resident being infected with the Zika virus. 

According to Health Department officials, the woman came down with symptoms - including fever, aches and conjunctivitis. Officials say she is not of childbearing years. She was tested at a hospital in the Wheeling area, and per protocol, they sent the sample to the Center for Disease Control.

Officials with the Health Department said the patient had traveled to a Haiti, where Zika transmission has been active and ongoing.

She is now fully recovered and is perfectly fine.

Both health departments encourage residents who have questions about how their travel histories might affect their risk to consult their physicians.

http://www.wtrf.com/story/31317156/belmont-county-woman-officially-contracts-zika-virus

 

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