SOUTH CAROLINA — South Carolina health officials confirm the state’s first sexually transmitted case of the Zika virus.
The person who was diagnosed had sexual contact with someone who got the virus while traveling abroad, authorities said.
The total number of cases in the state is up to six.
North Carolina has reported 15 cases.
There are more than 750 cases nationwide.
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