Trinidad & Tobago records its first case of Zika virus

Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday confirmed its first case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus saying that the 61-year-old victim had recently traveled to New Zealand.

The country’s Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh, speaking at a Rapid Response mosquito eradication exercise said the first case of the Zika virus was confirmed.

“Laboratory tests confirmed the case through the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). A 61-year-old female who recently traveled to New Zealand”.

He said New Zealand is not known to have Zika cases, and how the woman contracted the virus was unknown. -(CMC)