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 The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to thousands of cases
of the microcephaly birth defect in countries such as Brazil, which
has declared a public health emergency.
"A 27-year-old Romanian woman tested positive for Zika. This is an
isolated case ... an import one," said Laurentiu Colintineanu,
spokesman for the health ministry.
"The woman, who spent ... from late June until mid early July in
Martinique, contracted the virus during her stay there."
Colintineanu said no other data on the case nor the identity of the
person could be made public and that the woman, who had asked for
medical assistance two days after her return in Romania.
Bucharest city authorities have launched a mosquito-fighting
campaign as temperatures are hovering around 35 degrees Celsius (95
Fahrenheit).
(Reporting by Radu Marinas)
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