Danish hospital says case of Zika virus discovered

HELSINKI, Jan 27: Danish hospital officials say that a Danish tourist has been infected by the Zika virus after visiting southern and central America.

In a statement Tuesday, the Aarhus University Hospital said the patient ran a fever, had a headache and muscle aches and was discovered as having the virus on Tuesday.

There hospital released no further details about the patient but it says that there is little risk of it spreading in Denmark because the mosquito carrying the virus isn't found in the country.

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