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Texas confirms its first case of locally transmitted Zika virus by mosquitoes, becoming the second U.S. state to report a local transmission of the virus after Florida. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the case involves a woman living in Cameron County, who is not pregnant.
2016-11-28

The World Health Organization warns that the Zika virus will continue to spread across Asia with cases already reported in Singapore and Thailand.
2016-10-11

Authorities diagnose six more cases of the Zika virus in the provinces of Cebu and Iloilo in the Visayas and Laguna province near Metro Manila, Philippines.
2016-09-20

The Department of Health of the Philippines discover an additional two cases of Zika virus infections bringing the total to eight.
2016-09-13

Malaysia reports its first pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus.
2016-09-7

Australia, South Korea and Taiwan issue travel advisories concerning Singapore after cases of Zika virus infection in the city-state passes 50.
2016-08-30

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection confirms Hong Kong's first case of Zika virus in a 38-year-old woman and says it will report the case to the World Health Organization (WHO).
2016-08-25

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that the Zika virus causes birth defects like microcephaly.
2016-04-13

The first Zika virus case is confirmed in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.
2016-03-1

A pregnant Australian woman in the state of Queensland tests positive for the Zika virus.
2016-02-10