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MIAMI -- Florida health officials have reported the state's first sexually transmitted Zika case in 2017. The infected resident's partner recently traveled to Cuba and was ill with symptoms consistent with Zika, health officials said in a statement. The news release said health officials have notified mosquito control and that appropriate "mosquito reduction activities" were taking place. "It is important to remember Zika can also be transmitted sexually and to take precautions if you or your partner traveled to an area where Zika is active. Last week, Texas health officials reported a Zika infection likely contracted through a mosquito bite in recent months.




For most Americans, especially pregnant women, concerns about Zika virus disease are a distant memory. According to the Florida Department of Health, officials have confirmed the state's first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus disease. The case has been confirmed in Pinellas County and both individuals have tested positive for Zika virus disease. The risk of sexually transmitted Zika virus disease is well-established. -Pregnant women with no Zika virus disease symptoms but who have ongoing exposure to the virus should be offered testing.

Florida reports first sexually transmitted Zika infection of 2017

In this March 2016 photo, people make their way through fumigation fog sprayed to kill Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Florida health officials said the state's first sexually transmitted Zika case of 2017 occurred after the infected person's partner returned from a visit to Cuba. Ramon Espinosa AP


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