By Meg Tirrell
Health officials have identified what they suspect to be the first
female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus, in a young woman
in New York and her partner.
The woman, in her 20s, had
returned to the city from travel to an area with active Zika
transmission and engaged in condomless sex with her partner, according
to a report Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The next day, she felt symptoms including fever, rash and muscle pain.
She subsequently tested positive for Zika.
A week later, her partner
experienced similar symptoms, and two days later, the Zika virus was
detected in his urine, the CDC said. He reported no other recent sexual
partners or mosquito bites in the preceding week, and no travel outside
the U.S. for the previous year.
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Source: CNBC
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