On January 12, 2016 the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) confirmed that a sample sent for testing from the Ministry of Public Health in Guyana tested positive for the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Public Health Minister Dr. George Norton told the National Assembly yesterday that this is the first confirmed case of the virus in Guyana.
The sample which was submitted was taken from a 27-year-old female, whose address is listed as both Rosehall,