Baby Born in New York City With Zika Virus Birth Defects

Travel into the southern lands has become off limits for breeding families.  For the first time a baby was born inside a New York City hospital with an abnormally small brain and other problems associated with the Zika Virus:

For the first time, a baby has been born at a New York City hospital with birth defects from a Zika virus infection transmitted by the baby’s mother, the New York City Health Department said Friday.

The mother was infected with the Zika virus, commonly spread by bites from a particular species of mosquito while in a country where the virus was being actively transmitted.

These areas include nearly all of South and Central America and the Caribbean.

The baby was diagnosed with microcephaly, or a smaller than normal brain size and other brain problems, the health department said.

The baby tested positive for Zika, the city said. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of July 14th, 12 infants have been born in the U.S. with birth defects and evidence of possible Zika infection.

The mother was infected outside of the United States.