The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission and Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province reported on an additional imported case of Zika Virus infection today.
The patient is a 40-year-old woman who lives in Suriname. She arrived at Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou on July 9, and reported that she had developed skin rash and headache on July 8. The symptoms of her infection are mild and the patient was then hospitalized for isolation and management.
To date, 22 imported cases of Zika Virus infection have been notified on mainland China.
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