Germany reports 5 Zika cases between October 2015 and January 2016

By Reuters

Published January 29, 2016 7:02am EST | Updated January 29, 2016 9:55am EST

Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus, one of the species that can carry the Zika virus, begins its blood meal. (James Gathany, CDC)

BERLIN – There were five confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Germany between October 2015 and January 2016, a spokeswoman for the German health ministry said on Friday.