State health officials would not say whether the Maricopa County woman is pregnant, citing patient confidentiality.
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Health officials have said they estimate some 300 infants expected to be born between May and September will have Zika-related microcephaly, given the number of infected pregnant women who have not yet given birth.
According to the World Health Organisation, there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly in babies, a condition defined by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems.
Dr. Margaret Honein, chief of the CDC’s birth defects branch, claimed the agency is aware of a few cases of babies or fetuses who have already suffered the effects of Zika infection, which include neurological birth defects.
The new figure appears to be a dramatic jump from the 110 pregnant women with confirmed Zika cases that the CDC reported as of May 11.
The 86 NYC cases are among 152 reported statewide to date.
During the past, public reports on women tested positive for the virus were announced by the CDC and stated the symptoms of having the infection so they can be monitored.
Officials say only about 20% of people with Zika virus infection show common symptoms, such as fever, rash, joint and muscle pain, and conjunctivitis.
The Doctor said: “It is likely that the South American, Caribbean and Polynesian populations had no prior immunity to the virus, so a high proportion of people who are bitten by infected mosquitos caught the disease.”
Further studies have shown that the disease can also be transmitted through sexual contact.
The CDC started monitoring pregnant women in the USA in February (2016) but through April only 48 cases were reported. It is not something that we have to panic about, but it is something we have to take seriously. She talked about her $1.1 billion emergency funding plan to prepare for the Zika fight as mosquito season gets underway. The legislation calls for the cost of the funding to be fully offset by other spending cuts.
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May 21, 2016- President Barack Obama has criticised the US Congress for failing to back his request for a $1.9bn (£1.25bn) fund to combat the spreading Zika virus.
