A poster warning of Zika virus at Incheon Airport in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. (Source: Yonhap)

There are no Zika patients in District 7, where a South Korean woman found to have the disease had lived and worked, the HCM City Preventive Medicine Centre said o­n Tuesday.

The municipal Preventive Medicine Centre said it has not detected any suspected Zika cases in the past month, both at the RoK patient's residence and workplace.

The patient had been working at the Korean International School from April 10 to 30 when she developed rashes, and o­n May 4 was diagnosed with the Zika in Korea. 

After learning about the case from the Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department, the municipal Preventive Medicine Centre coordinated with the District 7's preventive medicine centre to carry out epidemiological and environmental inspections at the patient's workplace and residence but found no mosquitoes or larvae. 

The MoH said it would continue to closely work with the RoK's International Health Regulations agency to verify other relevant information to assist the identification of the source of epidemic. 

In early April, a Zika case was detected in Thanh My Loi ward, District 2. But o­n April 22, the city declared the end of the epidemic at ward level given that no new case was found. 

Though the source of infection has not yet been identified, city authorities said they would continue with necessary measures to prevent any possible outbreaks in the district.

There are no Zika patients in District 7, where a South Korean woman found to have the disease had lived and worked, the HCM City Preventive Medicine Centre said o­n Tuesday. (Photo:suckhoedoisong.vn)

More investigations would be done covering places she often visited, they said.

They promised there would be regular updates o­n Zika-related information.

The MoH advised the public to take proactive measures to keep them away from mosquitoes and to kill mosquitoes and larvae as well as to monitor the health of those who go to or leave areas hit by the virus.

Zika symptoms include mild fever, joint and muscle pain and pain behind the eyes.

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