Puerto Rico Confirms Birth Defect in Fetus With Zika

A health worker prepares insecticide before fumigating in a neighborhood in San Juan, January 27, 2016.

By Maggie Fox

Puerto Rican health officials said Friday they had confirmed the territory's first confirmed case of microcephaly caused by the Zika virus.

The mosquito-borne virus is spreading across the island, and health experts fear there will be more cases of severe birth defects caused by Zika. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed it had tested tissue from the fetus and found the Zika virus.

"CDC has confirmed the first case of Zika virus disease in a fetus in Puerto Rico. CDC conducted the laboratory test that confirmed the diagnosis and has shared the results with the Puerto Rico Department of Health," the agency said in a statement. 

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Source: NBC News