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Women can spread Zika Virus, CDC says

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, samples of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting dengue and Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Health officials are trying to unravel how a relative may have picked up a Zika infection from a Utah man who died. Disease detectives are investigating the possibility that the relative somehow caught it while caring for the elderly man at a home and in a hospital. On Monday, July 18, they said the male relative had developed a mild Zika illness and quickly recovered. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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Credit: Felipe Dana

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, samples of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting dengue and Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Health officials are trying to unravel how a relative may have picked up a Zika infection from a Utah man who died. Disease detectives are investigating the possibility that the relative somehow caught it while caring for the elderly man at a home and in a hospital. On Monday, July 18, they said the male relative had developed a mild Zika illness and quickly recovered. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

July 25, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says women can sexually transmit the Zika Virus to men.

New evidence led the CDC to update its recommendations Monday for how to prevent spreading the virus sexually.

The update comes after the first female-to-male transmission reported in New York City this month.

The virus typically is spread through mosquito bites.

Researchers have been learning more about sexual transmission of Zika.

The CDC also is advising doctors to test pregnant women for two weeks after possible exposure to the virus.

Previously scientists thought the virus could be found in a pregnant woman for only about a week after symptoms started.

This should help doctors pin down whether a patient actually has Zika, which can be difficult to diagnose.

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