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09-02-2016, 05:57 AM
SINGAPORE: Malaysia on Thursday reported its first suspected case of Zika, a 58-year-old woman believed to have contracted it in neighbouring Singapore where more than 100 cases have been confirmed.
The Malaysian woman had made a brief trip in late August to visit her daughter, who has already been confirmed as having the Zika virus, Malaysia’s health ministry said in a statement.
After returning to her home near Kuala Lumpur, the woman fell ill and was diag**sed with "suspected" Zika, based on a urine test. Full confirmation via blood tests is pending.
"The source of infection is suspected to have occurred in Singapore," the statement said.
The Aedes mosquito-borne Zika has been detected in 67 countries and territories, with Brazil the hardest hit. It causes only mild symptoms for most people such as fever and a rash, but pregnant women who catch it can give birth to babies with microcephaly, a deformation marked by ab**rmally small brains and heads. Singapore is one of Asia’s cleanest cities with high healthcare standards, but is a densely populated tropical island with heavy rainfall and has a chronic problem with dengue fever, also spread by the same Aedes mosquito.
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The Malaysian woman had made a brief trip in late August to visit her daughter, who has already been confirmed as having the Zika virus, Malaysia’s health ministry said in a statement.
After returning to her home near Kuala Lumpur, the woman fell ill and was diag**sed with "suspected" Zika, based on a urine test. Full confirmation via blood tests is pending.
"The source of infection is suspected to have occurred in Singapore," the statement said.
The Aedes mosquito-borne Zika has been detected in 67 countries and territories, with Brazil the hardest hit. It causes only mild symptoms for most people such as fever and a rash, but pregnant women who catch it can give birth to babies with microcephaly, a deformation marked by ab**rmally small brains and heads. Singapore is one of Asia’s cleanest cities with high healthcare standards, but is a densely populated tropical island with heavy rainfall and has a chronic problem with dengue fever, also spread by the same Aedes mosquito.
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