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Number of Zika cases in Ireland rises to three, HSE saysVirus contracted during travel in Colombia and Barbados before patients returned hereabout 2 hours agoPaul CullenThe Zika virus, which is spread primarily by mosquitoes, has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil. File photograph: Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images The number of people diagnosed with the Zika virus in Ireland has risen to three, according to the HSE. Two of the cases relate to people who picked up the virus in Colombia and were diagnosed on their return to Ireland. The third case originated inBarbados. The first case resulted from travel in Colombia last year but the other two cases relat…

Ireland Confirms Two Cases Of Zika VirusThe man and woman had both travelled to a country affected by the virus, and have since fully recovered. 03:24, UK,Wednesday 03 February 2016 Matchboxes produced for health workers during a campaign in Latin America Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Google+Share by emailTwo cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in Ireland, the country's Health Services Executive says. The people involved are a man and an older woman. Both had travelled to a country affected by the virus, which can cause birth defects, and both have now fully recovered. The news came as it was reported that a sexually-transmitted case of Zika had been…