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Health Officials Report Second Local Case Of Zika Virus

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published July 13, 2016 at 6:43 AM EDT

A Columbus woman is now the city's second case of Zika virus. Columbus Public Health says the woman in her 20s contracted the virus after traveling to an area where the risk of infection is high. People who travel to Central and South America are at risk. Infections in pregnant women are blamed for severe birth defects.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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