Russia Says Registers First Case Of Person Infected With Zika Virus

Moscow: Russia's consumer safety watchdog said today that the country had registered its first case of a person infected with the Zika virus, an unnamed female who had been on holiday in the Dominican Republic.

Rospotrebnadzor, the watchdog, said in a statement that the condition of the person was satisfactory and that her family members had tested negative for the virus.

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