korea has confirmed the first case of thezika virus... in a 43 year old man who has recently traveled to brazil.the government is calling for calm, saying it's already taking action to ensure the safetyof the public. lee unshin has the details. the first caseof a zika infection has been confirmed in korea.the health ministry announced on tuesday that a 43-year-old man who recently traveled tobrazil has tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus.he had returned to korea 10 days ago after being gone for 22 days on business.five days after his arrival, he started showing signs of infection with a fever followed byother symptoms including a rash and muscle
pain. currently, he is in hospital recovering. doctorssay he has been receiving treatment for his symptoms which are getting better. "quarantining the patient was not necessary.however, considering this is the country's first case of a zika infection, he is receivingspecial, separate care at chonnam national university hospital." officials are stressing that there's no needto panic, since zika is not an airborne disease like mers, and it has an extremely low mortalityrate. to be on the safe side, the korea centersfor disease control and prevention is taking
preventative steps to block potential spreadof the virus. "we have mosquito experts at the centers fordisease control and prevention who are already following through with mosquito larvae controlmeasures and local city and provincial governments are on board as well.", . the health ministry has also enacted othersafeguards like disinfecting planes and using thermal body scanners at airports to monitorinbound travelers coming from south america for signs of fever.health authorities say the patient is undergoing a second genetic test for official confirmationon his infection. lee unshin, arirang news.
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