San Diego Has First Case Of Sexually Acquired Zika In California
The woman's partner had been traveling in Colombia, and both have since fully recovered.
The Los Angeles Daily News:
California Confirms First Case Of Sexually Acquired Zika Virus
The first case of Zika virus acquired in California through sexual contact was confirmed by health officials on Friday. State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith said the case involved an infected partner who returned from a country where Zika virus was circulating. (Abram, 3/25)
The San Jose Mercury News:
San Diego County Reports California's First Confirmed Zika Case Acquired By Sexual Transmission
A San Diego County woman has been diagnosed with the first confirmed case of Zika virus acquired in California, public health officials said Friday. The woman came down with the virus in February after having sex with a Zika-infected man who had just returned from a trip to Colombia, officials said. (Seipel, 3/25)
KPCC:
California Confirms First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus; Here's What You Need To Know
State health officials confirmed California's first case of sexually-transmitted Zika virus Friday. A San Diego County woman was infected through sexual contact with her partner, who recently returned from abroad, health officials said. (3/25)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
San Diego Has CA's First Sex-Transmitted Zika Case
A local man who became infected with Zika virus during a recent trip to Colombia is the first in the state to transmit the virus to a partner through sexual contact, the county Health and Human Services Agency and the California Department of Public Health said Friday. The woman, who did not travel to Colombia, was not pregnant at the time. County health officials said the couple has since fully recovered from the infection, which surfaced in February. (Sisson, 3/25)