Zika virus may be more easily transmitted than thought

Caribbean Medical News 02-08-2016

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Last week, the new minister of public health, Sigfried Victorina, noted two cases of the zika virus present in Curacao and, given the proximity to Venezuela, Suriname and Brazil, the island may find its borders more than a little compromised. In addition, it is now reported that the virus, which is typically transmitted by the Aedes species mosquitoes, also has a sexual transmission mode.http://caribbeanmedicalnews.com/2016/02/zika-virus-may-be-more-easily-transmitted-than-thought/