CDC: Three U.S. Infants Born With Zika Birth Defects

CDC: Three U.S. Infants Born With Zika Birth Defects

Three infants in the United States have been born with birth defects linked to the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

Three other pregnancies in the US have also been affected but they were not carried to term, the agency said. It listed them as “pregnancy losses” and did not specify if the pregnancies ended in miscarriage or were terminated.

The figures were posted on the CDC’s website on Thursday, the first time the agency has provided a tally of Zika-linked pregnancies and birth defects in the United States.

 

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