France has confirmed the first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in the country after a woman was infected when her partner returned from Brazil.
Health
minister Marisol Touraine told AFP during a visit to French Guiana that
the case was detected several days ago in 'a woman who is not
pregnant'.
The
couple lives in the Paris area and the woman is 'doing well' according
to authorities. 'She showed classic signs of the disease,' an official
said. 'She was not hospitalised and is doing well.'
Zika virus is mainly spread by mosquito bites, and sexual transmission has been considered rare.
Last
week, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that
it is investigating 14 possible cases of sexual transmission in the
country, including two pregnant women whose infections have been
confirmed.
So far, all the 82 Zika infections diagnosed in the US have involved people who travelled to South America.
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