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WHO has called for more research into the Zika virus after a reported case in the US where a person in suspected of being infected through sexual intercourse with someone who had contracted the Zika virus from Venezuela. The Zika virus is normally carried by mosquitoes but there are concerns that it may now be passed between humans through blood and other fluids.


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WHO has called for more research into the Zika virus after a reported case in the US where a person in suspected of being infected through sexual intercourse with someone who had contracted the Zika virus from Venezuela. The Zika virus is normally carried by mosquitoes but there are concerns that it may now be passed between humans through blood and other fluids.



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