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More countries confirm discovery of Zika virus cases

Countries including South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago have confirmed their first cases of Zika virus.

More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have contracted the virus, its government has said.

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Trinidad and Tobago confirm first case of Zika

An Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus. Credit: Reuters

A 61-year-old woman has been confirmed as the first Zika case in Trinidad and Tobago, the country's health ministry said.

Thousands of people across central and south America have already contracted the virus including many pregnant women.

The mosquito-borne disease has been linked to microcephaly in babies, an abnormal smallness of the head.

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