August 04, 2016, 07:40 pm
Two babies born in California with birth defects from Zika



Two babies that were diagnosed with Zika-related microcephaly were born in California, a state public health official said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The women that gave birth to the babies had contracted Zika while abroad in countries where the virus is endemic.One of the women is from one of those countries and returned there after having her baby in California, said California Department of Public Health director Karen Smith.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 13 babies have been born in the U.S. with birth defects from Zika.

This week, Florida reported the first cases of the virus being transmitted by mosquitoes within the U.S.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...ects-from-zika