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DOH confirms 5th Zika virus case in Philippines
Friday, May 13, 2016
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 13, that the 39-year-old South Korean national reported to have acquired Zika virus infection while on a visit to the Philippines is now recovering and under stable condition in his country.
?He was admitted in a hospital in Korea not because he did not feel well -- but because he wanted to complete his laboratories, so siya ay kasalukuyang nagrerecover, walang problema, stable ang pasyente (the patient is stable and recovering)," DOH Secretary Janette Garin said in a press briefing held at the DOH Media Relations Unit in Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila.
According to Garin, the Korean national was the fifth confirmed case of Zika virus, which was acquired locally, indicating that the Zika virus-transmitting mosquito is present in the country through the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti.
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http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/lo...nfirms-5th-zika-virus-case-philippines-473413
See also:
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...a-virus-confirmed-in-s-korea-from-philippines
Friday, May 13, 2016
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 13, that the 39-year-old South Korean national reported to have acquired Zika virus infection while on a visit to the Philippines is now recovering and under stable condition in his country.
?He was admitted in a hospital in Korea not because he did not feel well -- but because he wanted to complete his laboratories, so siya ay kasalukuyang nagrerecover, walang problema, stable ang pasyente (the patient is stable and recovering)," DOH Secretary Janette Garin said in a press briefing held at the DOH Media Relations Unit in Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila.
According to Garin, the Korean national was the fifth confirmed case of Zika virus, which was acquired locally, indicating that the Zika virus-transmitting mosquito is present in the country through the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti.
...
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/lo...nfirms-5th-zika-virus-case-philippines-473413
See also:
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...a-virus-confirmed-in-s-korea-from-philippines