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1st LD: Vietnam reports first cases of Zika virus infection

Xinhua, April 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Ministry of Health of Vietnam on Tuesday reported the country's first two cases of infecting Zika virus in southern Khanh Hoa province and Ho Chi Minh City, said local media.

The first patient is a 64 year-old woman living in Khanh Hoa's Nha Trang city, reported local VNExpress online newspaper on Tuesday.

The second case is a 33 year-old woman in the country's southern Ho Chi Minh City's District Two. The patient started getting ill on March 29 with symptoms of typhus, conjunctivitis and fatigue. Endit