Indonesia confirms Zika case, urges calm
Jakarta
INDONESIA on Wednesday officially confirmed a case of the Zika virus dating back to last year but said it was prepared to handle any outbreak of the disease which has sparked alarm in the Americas. The announcement came as Australia confirmed its first two cases of the virus this year, and Thailand reported its second.
Government officials confirmed a single case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus had been detected in Jambi on Sumatra island. It was discovered by researchers studying specimens taken during a dengue fever outbreak between December 2014 and April 2015.
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