"The new case in Utah is a surprise, showing that we still have more to learn about Zika," CDC medical epidemiologist Dr. Erin Staples said. More than 1,300 Zika illnesses have been reported in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including eight in Utah, according to health officials. No cases of mosquito-spread Zika have been reported in the continental United States, according to the CDC. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) " Health authorities in Utah are investigating a unique case of Zika found in a person who had been caring for a relative who had an unusually high level of the virus in his blood. There's no evidence yet that the Zika infection in this case is an unusual mutation, but researchers are exploring that possibility through genomic analysis.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 19, 2016 06:56 UTC