02-02-2016 23:37 via denver.cbslocal.com

Sexually-Transmitted Zika Case Confirmed In Texas

DALLAS (CBS4/AP) – A person in Texas has been infected with the Zika virus after having sex with an ill person who had returned from a country where the disease was present, Dallas County health officials said Tuesday.
It’s the first case of the virus being transmitted in the U.S. during the current outbreak of Zika, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas. Dallas County Health and Human Services said it received confirmation of the case from the U.S. Centers
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