The first case of travel-related Zika virus has been confirmed in an Arizona county, Yuma County Public Health Services District announced. The Yuma County person is the 14th case of travel-related Zika in the Arizona.

Diana Gomez, director of the Yuma County Public Health Services District, said in a press release, that, “We have a strong surveillance system in Yuma County and believe the risk of viral spread here throughout Yuma County is very low.”

“The most important factor in keeping the risk low is the vigilance of county residents in identifying and eliminating possible breeding grounds.”

According to Gomez, the county health department regularly traps and screens mosquitoes for any virus, including Zika and dengue. The infected person was urged to stay indoors, use mosquito repellent and wear long sleeves to avoid spreading the virus.

KTAR.com reported, despite international concerns over the virus and the fact that Arizona is home to the insect that transmits Zika the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The Arizona Department of Health Services has repeatedly said there is little chance the sickness will spread in the state.

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