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Zika virus — Colombia
The national government, headed by the Ministry of Health, confirmed this Thursday [15 Oct 2015] the 1st 9 cases in Colombia of Zika virus [infection], a disease that is transmitted by the same mosquito responsible for [transmission] of dengue and chikungunya [viruses].
According to the Vice Minister of Public Health and Social Services, Fernando Ruiz, they have confirmed these cases after the National Institute of Health (INS) did 98 tests [on samples from] Bolivar (13 from Cartagena and