Russia
today announced the first case of the Zika virus in the country, a
woman infected Dominican Republic, where he had gone on vacation. EFE
According to department sources consumption (Rozpotrebnadzor), the patient is admitted to the infectious section of a Moscow hospital "and his condition is satisfactory."
She had no symptoms of the disease after your return from holiday, but after a few days began to have malaise, fever and rash, they said.
"Laboratory tests revealed the presence of the Zika virus in biological samples of the sick," said the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Russian health authorities kept under observation to the closest relatives of the infected woman, although medical tests which have been carried them so far have been negative.
The plane in which the woman, who lives in Moscow, returned to Russia has been disinfected "to avoid risks to the health of their passengers," the source said.
Zika virus has been detected in about thirty countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as cases brought by travelers to other regions.