Six Zika-affected pregnancies in the U.S. have resulted in birth defects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Three of the pregnant women miscarried, while three gave birth to infants with birth defects resulting from Zika. The mosquito-borne virus is known to cause a condition called microcephaly, in which infants are born with abnormally small heads.
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