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First US Zika-related death in Puerto Rico

Published: 30 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 05:49 am

Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 6, 2016. REUTERS / Alvin Baez

 

Miami: The first death related to the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection on US soil was reported Friday in the US territory of Puerto Rico, health authorities said.

"The patient died of complications related to severe thrombocytopenia," a condition related to a low number of platelets in the blood, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

AFP