MIAMI: Puerto Rican health authorities on Friday announced the first case of Zika-related microcephaly in a fetus, as the US territory grapples with the spread of the mosquito-borne virus.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had "confirmed the first case of Zika virus disease in a fetus in Puerto Rico" after conducting laboratory tests and sharing the results with the Puerto Rican health department.
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