Texas health officials on Tuesday reported the state's first Zika-related death, likely to deepen public fears over the virus in the continental U.S. amid a congressional stalemate over funding to combat the disease.
An infant in Harris County, who had contracted Zika in the womb, died shortly after birth, the Texas Department of Health said Tuesday. The mother had been infected while traveling in Latin America during her pregnancy, officials said.
It is one of only a handful of reported deaths caused by the Zika virus on the U.S. mainland.
