(Chicago, IL) — The state health department says they’ve confirmed a third case of Zika virus in Illinois. The third case is in a man who traveled to South America. Previously, health officials said two pregnant women had contracted the mosquito-borne virus after traveling in Honduras and Haiti. In pregnant women, the virus has been linked to birth defects.
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