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| The Latest: Man in Puerto Rico with Zika has Guillain-Barre | |
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| RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest on the mosquito-born Zika virus, which is suspected of causing brain deformities in babies (all times local): | RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest on the mosquito-born Zika virus, which is suspected of causing brain deformities in babies (all times local): |
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| Health officials in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico say a man infected with the Zika virus is suffering from a temporary paralysis condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome. | |
| Health Secretary Ana Rius said Thursday that the man is between 30 and 40 years old and developed the paralysis about two weeks after he broke out in a rash. She did not provide any other details. | |
| Puerto Rico also is reporting its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika. Rius said she is between 25 and 35 years old and is in her first trimester. | |
| The World Health Organization on Tuesday declared Zika a global public health emergency after it was linked to brain deformities in babies in South America. | |
| Puerto Rico has 22 confirmed Zika cases. | |
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| 1:40 p.m. | 1:40 p.m. |
| Spanish officials say a pregnant woman is among the seven people identified as being infected with the Zika virus there after visiting affected countries. | Spanish officials say a pregnant woman is among the seven people identified as being infected with the Zika virus there after visiting affected countries. |
| The Health Ministry says in a statement that the woman traveled to Colombia, was presumably infected during the trip and is in her second trimester of pregnancy. | The Health Ministry says in a statement that the woman traveled to Colombia, was presumably infected during the trip and is in her second trimester of pregnancy. |
| The statement Thursday said she was under medical supervision in the northeastern region of Catalonia. | The statement Thursday said she was under medical supervision in the northeastern region of Catalonia. |
| It said the woman was in good condition but had no details about the condition of her unborn child. | It said the woman was in good condition but had no details about the condition of her unborn child. |
| The ministry says the number of cases diagnosed so far are within expectations and do not pose a risk for the virus to be spread in Spain. | The ministry says the number of cases diagnosed so far are within expectations and do not pose a risk for the virus to be spread in Spain. |
| International health authorities are trying to determine if the mosquito-borne illness is linked to birth defects in Brazil. | International health authorities are trying to determine if the mosquito-borne illness is linked to birth defects in Brazil. |
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| 1:20 p.m. | 1:20 p.m. |
| A Brazilian health workers union has called off a strike because it could affect the country’s battle against the fast-spreading Zika virus. | A Brazilian health workers union has called off a strike because it could affect the country’s battle against the fast-spreading Zika virus. |
| The union’s members include workers who go door-to-door in Rio de Janeiro trying to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits Zika. | The union’s members include workers who go door-to-door in Rio de Janeiro trying to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits Zika. |
| Union leader Sandro Cezar said Thursday that the organization decided to cancel the planned stoppage because it doesn’t want to affect the Brazilian people. | Union leader Sandro Cezar said Thursday that the organization decided to cancel the planned stoppage because it doesn’t want to affect the Brazilian people. |
| The union had threatened to strike if the national health ministry failed to meet demands for better work conditions by Thursday. | The union had threatened to strike if the national health ministry failed to meet demands for better work conditions by Thursday. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |