AUSTIN (KXAN) —  The second case of Zika virus in Travis County has been confirmed. The woman in her 50s reportedly contracted the virus on her trip to Colombia, according to the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department (A/TCHHSD).

This makes the second confirmed case in Travis County after another resident contracted the illness while traveling to Colombia. The A/TCHHSD says while those who contracted the virus did so abroad, all residents of Travis County need to be wary of the mosquitoes carrying Zika endemic to Central Texas.

ZIKA VIRUS BREAK-DOWN

  • Total U.S. Zika cases from returning travelers

    >> 107

  • Texas cases

    >> 13

  • Florida cases                                      >> 28

The virus is transferred from a mosquito bite. It poses the greatest risk to pregnant women, with many babies being born in infected areas with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The birth defect attacks the immune system causing babies to be born with small heads.Symptoms from the virus include: 

  • Fever
  • Rash
  • Joint pain
  • Conjunctivitis