The dreaded Zika virus has hit close to home. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed the first case of Zika infection in Georgia, the AJC reports.
The case involves an unnamed individual who traveled to Colombia between December and January.
The individual has recovered fully and is not infectious, the AJC reports.
Earlier today, the CDC confirmed the mosquito-borne Zika virus can be sexually transmitted.
In the statement to CNN, the CDC confirmed Zika was present in the blood of a “nontraveler” in the Dallas, Texas area.
The Zika virus causes no symptoms in 80% of those infected. But in 20% of the cases the symptoms include whole body rash, fever, headache, fatigue, chills, sweating and joint pain.
The virus causes birth defects in babies who are born with abnormally small heads.