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Miami Beach police sergeant infected with Zika virus

Posted at 10:50 PM, Oct 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-12 23:24:39-04

An NBC 6 source confirmed Wednesday a Miami Beach Police sergeant contracted the Zika virus.

The sergeant, identified by the source as Michelle Sayegh, becomes the first law enforcement officer in the U.S. to contract the virus.

A City of Miami Beach spokesperson Tonya Daniels told NBC 6 HIPPA laws don't allow the city to comment on employees' health and medical details.

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The source did not reveal how Sayegh contracted Zika or when she contracted the virus.

Daniels said the city will arrange for free Zika testing for employees. 

Courtesy of our news partner at NBC Miami