MIAMI – A baby has been born at Jackson Memorial Hospital with microcephaly, according to Dr. Christine Curry.
In total, 15 pregnant women who have delivered at the hospital have tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus, Curry said.
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Those women are being monitored by doctors at the hospital.
"Zika is a thing. Zika is real, and while we don't understand it fully, that is not a reason to dismiss its impact," Curry said Wednesday while addressing the public at the Miami Beach Commission meeting.
Last month, a baby girl tested positive for the Zika virus. She is being treated by doctors in South Florida. The baby's mother contracted the Zika virus while traveling off the coast of Venezuela.
The baby has not been diagnosed with microcephaly, but doctors said the child is suffering from other Zika-related side effects.
Healthcare workers continue to test expecting mothers for the virus.
