A baby girl born in New Jersey with defects linked to Zika is the first child delivered in the tri-state area to suffer from the effects of the virus, according to reports.
Medical officials at Hackensack University Medical Center reported to ABC 6 in Philadelphia that the baby was diagnosed with microcephaly, a condition in which the child is born with a partially developed brain and head which causes a smaller head size.
The baby also reportedly has intestinal and visual problems.
According to Fox News, the mother, 31, contracted the virus when she visited Honduras and was admitted to the hospital on Friday during her current vacation in the United States. She reportedly welcomed her daughter on Tuesday.
Doctors in Honduras believed there were issues with the skull in utero, but the diagnosis of microcephaly was not confirmed until the mother was admitted to the high-risk department at HUMC, the network reports.
The child born in New Jersey is the first in the tri-state area; she is not the first child in the U.S. born with defects linked to the rampant virus.
According to CBS, a U.S. woman who contracted the virus overseas gave birth in February to a child who suffered microcephaly.
In early May, PEOPLE reported that a pregnant 17-year-old in Danbury, Connecticut tested positive for Zika but refused to terminate her pregnancy.
"I'm not happy that my baby is going to be born with Zika but God has given me a miracle," Sara Mujica told PEOPLE. "Doctors said that I would never get pregnant so this is a big miracle for me."
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