the philippines confirmed on monday its first case of the Zika virus this year and said it was "highly likely" it had been locally transmitted and it expected more cases after stepping up surveillance.
A 45 year old women who live in Iloilo city in the central Philippines has the virus,Dr Eris Tayag,spokesman at the health ministry,told a media briefing.
The woman is not pregnant,he said,and was recovering at her home.It was considered "highly likely"she had contracted the virus locally because She had no history of travel to any affect