The number of people infected with Zika virus has increased in Manitoba but the public health risk remains as close to zero as possible, says the provincial medical officer of health for communicable diseases. In all instances, the Zika virus was contracted by Manitobans travelling outside Canada, he said. (CBC)As of Thursday, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported 232 cases of Zika in Canada, all of which were acquired in other countries. Additionally in Canada there are two cases of Zika transmitted through sex and three cases of mother-to-fetus transmission. A very small number of Zika cases in Canada were spread through unprotected sex, about one per cent or two cases Canada-wide, he said.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2016 21:22 UTC