First Zika-related birth defect microcephaly born in Florida

In February 2016 Florida Governor Rick Scott, declared a state of emergency in several counties in Florida, now Florida's Health Department is reporting that a Haitian woman in Florida has delivered the first baby in the state born with the birth defect microcephaly caused by the Zika virus. In a report issued by state officials the woman appears to have traveled to Florida to deliver her baby after having contracted the mosquito born virus. Cases reported in the U.S. thus far involve women who contracted the virus outside the United States in areas with active Zika outbreaks, or were infected through unprotected sex with an infected partner.