Zika caused serious birth defects in 120 babies in US territories, CDC says

More than 120 babies have been born with serious birth defects caused by the Zika virus in U.S. territories, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

Scientists reviewed 2,549 women who were possibly infected with Zika who had completed pregnancies; 2,464 resulted in live births while the others resulted in miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion. Of the total number of pregnancies, 1,508, or about 60 percent, had confirmed Zika infection. Among the women with confirmed Zika infection during the first trimester, 8 percent had a baby or fetus with Zika-associated birth defects. Of pregnancies affected in the second trimester, 5 percent resulted in birth defects and 4 percent were affected in the third trimester.