Canada Confirms First Transmitted Zika Virus Case

Canada’s Public Health Agency has confirmed the first positive case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in the country.
The agency said on Wednesday in Ottawa that the infection was confirmed after a testing at the agency’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.
It said in a statement that an Ontario resident whose partner had been infected by the virus after travelling to an affected country was affected.
The agency said the laboratory is still investigating another suspected case of sexually-transmitted Zika.