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INDIANAPOLIS — A Hoosier who recently traveled to Haiti is the state's first human infected with the Zika virus, state health officials announced Tuesday.

The illness was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and was not severe enough to require hospitalization. The person was not pregnant.

"I'm thankful for the work of the Indiana State Department of Health as they have tracked the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the Caribbean in the event it would arrive here in Indiana," Governor Mike Pence said in a statement issued Tuesday.

The Associated Press said the person was from Grant County, between Fort Wayne and Muncie.

"Hoosiers can be assured that the Department of Health is working diligently to study the latest information on the Zika virus and will be proactively keeping Hoosiers informed in the weeks and months ahead."

State Health Commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams said the health department is anticipating more cases of travel-related Zika virus and is working with local health officials and healthcare providers to increase preparedness.