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"A 70-year-old Puerto Rican man died from complications of the Zika virus in February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Puerto Rico Department of Health announced Friday (4/29/16). This is the first time in the United States or territories that Zika infection contributed to a death, the CDC said.

The elderly man, who lived in the San Juan metro area, contracted Zika and was treated for symptoms that lasted less than a week, said Tyler Sharp, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dengue Branch in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

'"A few days after his recovery, he returned to the hospital with signs of a bleeding disorder and was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenic purpura, or ITP,' Sharp said."

- By Sandee LaMotte, CNN.

Read or Watch the Story - www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/health/us-zika-death-puerto-rico/

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