(ECNS) -- Chances of the Zika virus spreading in Beijing is quite low, according to the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, a tiny insect thought to transmit this virus, has not been found in the capital city, Beijing Times reported.
Mosquito surveillance near Beijing's Ditan Park on May 15 revealed those in residence were not Aedes aegypti.
Beijing has confirmed its first imported case of Zika virus infection. The patient, a 29-year-old female from eastern Shandong Province, developed a rash and fever in Venezuela on May 11 and returned to China on May 13.
