MEXICO CITY: Mexico has confirmed the first case of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, the health ministry said on Friday.
The affected child, a girl, was born prematurely on Nov 5, 2016, and died at the moment of birth, the ministry said in a statement.
Between November 2015 and this January, 7,634 cases of Zika infection have been confirmed, the ministry added.
(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz)
- Reuters
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