MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The NHFPC as cited by the Xinhua news agency reported that 34-year-old man from the southeastern province of Jiangxi had been quarantined since Saturday.
According to the agency, the man had visited Venezuela and developed symptoms of the Zika virus on January 28, before returning to China.
The Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitos active in daytime. It does not cause serious complications in adults, but is suspected of leading to severe brain defects and microcephaly cases in newborns.
On February 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency because the Zika virus was "spreading explosively."
