South Korea Confirms First Case of Zika Virus

South Korea is reporting its first official case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday a 43-year-old man who recently traveled to Brazil tested positive for the virus.  Yonhap news agency says the man has been quarantined and treated at a hospital in Gwnangju, located more than 300 kilometers south of Seoul. The Zika virus, which has been detected mainly in Latin America, is a generally mild, harmless...

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