Singapore: First Zika case since March 2020 it has been reported in Singapore during the week of August 21-27, the Straits Times reported.
Zika is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. The insect is also a carrier of dengue and chikungunya viruses, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The newspaper reported on Friday that the Zika case It comes amid a surge in dengue infections this year. Since the beginning of 2022, Singapore has reported 25,591 dengue cases, compared to 5,258 cases reported for all of 2021.
The Singapore Ministry of Health confirmed localized community spread of Zika virus infection in the city-state in 2016.
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