China reports first case of Zika virus

China’s first case of the Zika virus has been found in a 34-year-old man who recently travelled to Venezuela.

China reports first case of Zika virus

China’s first case of the Zika virus has been found in a 34-year-old man who recently travelled to Venezuela.

The man, from the southern city of Ganzhou, was treated in Venezuela on January 28 before returning home on February 5 via Hong Kong and the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said.

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