Beijing_ The city of Yunnan in China, is in alert due to the Zika virus, assured today Lu Lin, director of the provincial center of control and prevention of that locality, Prensa Latina reports.

According to the executive, the entity offers laboratory tests of 24 hours and the results can be achieved in only four.

Lin explained the center assess the risks of imported cases in all the prefecturesand cities of the country.

The Chinese nation confirmed this Tuesday the first imported case of Zika, The ill patient, of 34 years old and native of Ganxian district in the province of Jiangxi, presented symptoms of fever, headaches and dizziness on January 28th in Venezuela.

The infected patient is being treated at a hospital in Ganxian since February 6th and he is recovering.

Because of this situation, the control office of entrance, exit and quarantine in Shenzen, border city with Hong Kong, has adopted the laboratory tests to detect the virus.

The exam has the objective of establishing strict inspections in the frontiers, after the confirmation of the case.

Nevertheless, the health authorities consider that the risk of spreading in this nation are very low due to the weather conditions non favorable for the expansion of the mosquitos Aedes aegypti, main transmitter of the virus.

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