Panama becomes 10th country in the Americas to report ‘locally acquired’ Zika infection

Three people from the community of Ustupu, district of Ailigandi, on the Panamanian island of Guna Yala have been reported positive for "native" acquired Zika virus infection, the Panamanian Health Ministry announced Thursday (computer translated). This makes Panama the 10th country in the Western hemisphere to report autochthonous transmission of Zika virus-the others include Brazil, Chile (on Easter ["]