First North Dakotan Tests Positive For Zika Virus

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Health Department says a state resident has tested positive for the Zika virus — the first such case in the state.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case in a woman who traveled to Puerto Rico while pregnant. She was not identified.

The Zika virus can cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads. It is spread by mosquitoes and sexual contact.

The Health Department says no Zika-related problems have been identified in the woman's baby. The agency plans to monitor the infant for a year.

The CDC said recently that no local mosquito-borne Zika virus disease cases have been reported in the U.S., but there have been 388 travel-associated cases.