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China warns public of importing Zika virus from vacation

Xinhua, February 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Travel agents across China are advising outbound tourists to be extra cautious as three of the country's five Zika patients had caught the virus while on vacation.

East China's Zhejiang Province has reported three cases of the Zika virus. The three had been on the same tour to Fiji and Samoa.

Lu Binbin, an executive with a local travel agency in Hangzhou, said travellers should refrain from going to places with reported Zika cases.

Symptoms of the Zika virus, which spreads to people through mosquito bites, include fever, joint pain, a rash, conjunctivitis, headache and muscle pain.

Many countries in South America have been labeled risky tourism destinations. This includes Brazil, whose Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympic Games this year.x Lu said the risk of infection will mitigate during the second half of the year when temperatures drop in the Southern Hemisphere.

China's National Tourism Administration has urged travellers to keep up-to-date with Zika virus updates from the World Health Organization, Chinese government and tourism destinations.

Travel agencies also asked outbound tourists to protect themselves against mosquito bites to prevent potential infection. Endi