A Midwestern man visiting Sitka tested positive for the Zika virus this month, the first confirmed case of the illness in Alaska.

According to a press release from the Alaska Division of Public Health, the man contracted the virus while visiting Central America. The patient, who was not identified, was visiting Sitka for work and is not a resident.

The man was evaluated at Sitka's Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital after developing symptoms that included a full-body rash, fever and red eyes. A blood specimen collected July 18 later confirmed the patient was infected with Zika.

The patient was hospitalized and is now back home in the Midwest, according to the release.

http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/07/22/alaskas-first-zika-case-confirmed-in-sitka/

 

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