The declaration was made after a 33-year-old woman from the city`s District 2 had been found infected with Zika virus.
Earlier, Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province confirmed a Zika case after a 64-year-old woman from the city`s Phuoc Hoa district had been tested positive to the virus.
Since the first two Zika patients were confirmed in Vietnam on Tuesday by the country`s Health Ministry, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang City and many other localities nationwide have strengthened disease prevention and fight, including cleaning environments and exterminating mosquitoes` larvae in residential areas.
Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. People with Zika virus disease usually have symptoms that include mild fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache.
Vietnam`s HCM City confirms 1 Zika case
09 April 2016
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Vietnam`s Ho Chi Minh City on Friday declared a Zika case at a ward scale, the municipal Health Department announced.
