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On 24 February 2017 the Hidalgo County Health Department reporteda zika case from the City of McAllen. No travel history outside Hidalgo County has been established. Since the virus can be transmitted by mosquitoes or sexually, further investigation is needed to determine how the individual became infected. The last locally acquired case in Texas was reported on 25 January 2017.
Please refer to the Health Protection Scotland ZIKV transmission table to determine the current risk category of any given country/territory/area:
ZIKV is most commonly spread by mosquito bites, but there is also a risk of sexual transmission. There is a link between ZIKV infection and babies being born with birth defects.
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