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nation's first known cases of the Zika virus in two
women in the capital of Managua.
Government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo says
the women display symptoms including fever,
joint pain, rash and red eyes. Health Ministry lab
tests confirmed the presence of Zika.
Murillo said Wednesday that both women are in
satisfactory condition.
She did not say whether they are believed to
have contracted the virus in Nicaragua or
elsewhere, nor whether they may be pregnant.
Brazilian officials believe Zika infections may be
linked to a wave of cases of a rare severe birth
defect known as microcephaly.
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Authorities in Argentina are testing a Colombian
woman who lives in Buenos Aires to see if she is
infected with the Zika virus.
Officials say the 23-year-old woman may have