Russia reviews first case of person inflamed with Zika virus

Russia has registered its first case of a person inflamed with the Zika virus after a vacationer shriveled the disorder within the Dominican Republic, Russian health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said on Monday.

"the primary infection with Zika has been recorded. that is a 36-12 months old Russian female who was in the Dominican Republic and got here back to the Russian Federation in February," Skvortsova told newshounds at a UN briefing on Russia's Ebola vaccine.

Skvortsova stated the unnamed girl's circle of relatives were healthy and had no longer examined advantageous for Zika, which has reached greater than 30 nations and been linked to thousands of beginning defects in Latin the united states. the arena fitness agency declared the unfold of the disorder a worldwide fitness emergency in advance this month.

Skvortsova said Russians visiting to nations with Zika had been being tested earlier than returning home.

"we're extremely careful," she said. "Our professionals have come up with terrific methodological protocols for fast prognosis of Zika, and additionally preventive measures."