Cuba reports first case of Zika, imported via Venezuelan woman
HAVANA –  Cuba reported its first case of Zika on Wednesday, with official media saying it was diagnosed in a 28-year-old Venezuelan woman whose husband and brother-in-law previously contracted the virus in Venezuela.
Zika, which is suspected of causing birth defects after infecting pregnant women, is carried by mosquitoes, which transmit the virus to humans.
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