25-02-2016 02:48 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Australian authorities spray Queensland hotel over Zika scare

Australian authorities stepped up the fight against Zika in the north of the country on Thursday, spraying homes and businesses near a hotel after a guest tested positive for the disease and mosquitoes carrying the virus were detected. Queensland state health authorities said the man did not contract the disease locally but on a trip to South America. Health officials were also doorknocking nearby homes to make contact with any pregnant women.
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