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A dozen new Zika cases are raising worries that the virus may be more easily contracted through unprotected sex than originally believed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that they’re investigating 12 cases where the women’s only known exposure to the Zika virus was through sex with a male partner who had traveled to areas where Zika was active. (Ordonez, 3/1)

A New Hampshire woman recently became infected with the Zika virus through sexual contact with a male partner who had returned from an infected area, the first case of the emerging health problem to have been found in the state. The woman is not pregnant and has recovered from the illness, said Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist, during a conference call Tuesday afternoon. Her partner has also recovered from his illness. (Brooks, 3/1)

State officials have confirmed the first case of Zika virus in New Hampshire. A New Hampshire woman got Zika from having sex with a partner who had traveled to a country where the virus is being transmitted by mosquitos. The state says she's now in good health. Still, officials are reminding people of Zika's potential danger to pregnant women because the virus is feared to cause birth defects. (Rodolico, 3/1)