HONOLULU – A baby born in an Oahu hospital has tested positive for the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Health officials say there is no risk of transmission in Hawaii, where there has never been a case of a person acquiring Zika in the state. Six people have acquired the virus in other countries since 2014.
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Common symptoms can last up to a week and include fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the mother was likely infected while in Brazil in May 2015.
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Voice of America News reports that the baby has suffered brain damage. The virus has been linked to a recent surge in birth defects including microcephaly, a rare condition in which newborns have smaller than normal heads and their brains do not develop properly.
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