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The Director of the Pan American Health Organization Dr. Carissa Etienne (L) at a Zika summit in Montevideo, Uruguay (AAP)

The Director of the Pan American Health Organization Dr. Carissa Etienne (L) at a Zika summit in Montevideo, Uruguay (AAP) Source: AAP

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a thorough investigation of reports the Zika virus has been sexually transmitted. Health officials in the United States say it is likely a patient there contracted the virus through sexual contact with someone who had travelled in Venezuela.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a thorough investigation of reports the Zika virus has been sexually transmitted. Health officials in the United States say it is likely a patient there contracted the virus through sexual contact with someone who had travelled in Venezuela.

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