2 cases of Zika virus confirmed in Colorado

Two cases of the mosquito borne Zika virus have been confirmed in Colorado, according to health officials.

Our news partners at ABC Channel 7 Denver say the cases were reported last week. The individuals infected with the virus had both traveled to a Zika- affected country. They have since both recorved reports the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The organization says Colorado is likely to have more Zika cases in the coming year.

The Center for Disease Control is studying how Zika can spread.

The most common way people get Zika is from the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, a kind of mosquito that does not live in Colorado.

A pregnant woman can pass Zika to her fetus or to her newborn near the time of birth.

The disease can also be spread by a man to his sex partners.