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The first confirmed case of Zika virus has been detected in an Indiana resident. Indiana Health officials say the patient, who is not pregnant, had recently traveled to Haiti. The unidentified resident suffered from a mild illness that did not require hospitalization, and they’ve since made a full recovery.

The agency responsible for most of Canada’s blood supply says it’s moving to safeguard the supply from the Zika virus. Canadian Blood Services is implementing a three-week waiting period for anyone travelling outside of Canada, the continental U-S and Europe.

Three Canadians have brought back the Zika virus recently after contracting it abroad, CBC News has learned. Health Minister Jane Philpott said Wednesday that there have been no cases of locally transmitted Zika virus in Canada.

A Danish resident has become the first person in Europe to have the as-yet untreatable virus, Zika. Health authorities said the man in his 20s had caught the infection while travelling in South and Central America, where it has taken hold. It came hours after officials in Virginia, America, announced they had also identified a resident who had contracted Zika …