The first Irish cases of the Zika virus have been detected in two people with a history of travelling to a country affected by the mosquito-borne infection, the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland said on Tuesday.
An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is seen in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Training Center (CIDEIM) in Cali, Colombia February 2, 2016.
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The two individuals, whose cases are unrelated and neither of whom are at risk of pregnancy, are currently well and fully recovered, the HSE said in a statement.
"The finding of Zika cases in Ireland is not an unexpected event as many other European countries have reported cases as a result of travel to affected areas," the statement said.