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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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First Zika virus case discovered in South Africa

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

The first case of the Zika virus has been confirmed in South Africa, health authorities have said.

The mosquito-borne virus was found in a Columbian man visiting Johannesburg.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said: "The businessman presented with fever and a rash approximately four days after arrival in South Africa but is now fully recovered."

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global public health emergency on February 1.

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