Seventh Arkansas resident tests positive for Zika virus

A researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. The Aedes aegypti is a vector for transmitting the Zika virus.  (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. The Aedes aegypti is a vector for transmitting the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A seventh case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been confirmed in Arkansas, according to the state Department of Health.

The latest case was reported in a patient who had recently traveled to the Pacific Islands region, said department spokesman Meg Mirivel. That patient’s identity was not released.

The first Arkansas case was reported in January.

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The Zika virus is spread through mosquitos and sexual contact, and pregnant women who contract it are the most at risk for complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Earlier this month, the CDC said it would give $1.3 million to help Arkansas fight the virus through efforts such as encouraged participation on the U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette previously reported.

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