The mosquito-borne Zika virus, for which there is no vaccine or cure, usually brings only mild symptoms.
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Professor Lars Ostergaard, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Medicine at University Hospital in Aarhus, said the man in his mid-twenties suffered fever, headaches and muscle pain and was tested at the hospital on Tuesday.
Fears are growing across the nation as the zika virus begins to pop up.
Zika virus spreads via Aedes mosquitos.
Last week it was announced that three United Kingdom travellers had been diagnosed with the Zika virus.
CDC issued the interim travel guidelines on January 15, which includes alerts for Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The CDC is recommending that pregnant women consider postponing trips to countries and areas in the Caribbean and South America where there are Zika virus disease outbreaks.
Pregnant women who believe they have travelled to an affected country should contact a doctor or midwife, the National Travel Health Network and Centre says.
That makes 24 countries on the list, and the World Health Organization predicts the virus will eventually end up in virtually every Western Hemisphere country.
A Danish national has tested positive for the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus after travelling to South and Central America, where thousands of people have been affected by the illness that poses a particular threat to pregnant women.
Apuzzio: Women concerned that they might have contracted the Zika virus should immediately visit their obstetrical care providers, who will evaluate them and determine if blood testing is necessary.
Some areas of Brazil – which is hosting the Rio 2016 Olympics in August – have declared a state of emergency after linking microcephaly to the pandemic.
” This new advice highlights just how important it is to check Foreign Office advice and the need to purchase travel insurance before booking your travel arrangements”, she added.
Transmitted by an aggressive Aedes aegypti mosquito, Zika is a part of the same family as yellow fever, West Nile, chikungunya and dengue.
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So far there has been no known cases of local transmission in the United States or Europe. There is no vaccine to prevent Zika virus and no medication to treat it once a person is infected.
