South Africa Confirms First Zika Virus Case

A Colombian man has become South Africa's first recorded case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The businessman was found to have the disease during a visit to Johannesburg, according to South Africa's health minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
He said the man "presented with fever and a rash approximately four days after arrival in South Africa but is now fully recovered".
Zika has caused international alarm, with the World Health Organisation declaring it a global public health emergency earlier this month.
The virus originated in Africa but until 2007 there had been only 20 or so known human cases.
In May 2015, a case was diagnosed in Brazil and, since then, it has spread rapidly.
It is associated with neurological disorders microcephaly in babies and Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause paralysis.