Zika virus appears in Colombia for the first time
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#QS4R)
The Colombia Health Ministry confirmed Friday the first cases of the mosquito borne viral infection, Zika fever in the country, according to an El Espectador report (computer translated). Deputy Minister of Public Health and Health Services Delivery, Fernando Ruiz said nine cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bolivar department. "As was the ["]