North Dakota Confirms First Zika Virus Case

North Dakota has its first confirmed case of the Zika virus.

Health Department officials say it involved a woman who traveled to Puerto Rico while pregnant.

Her name and location are not being released.

Officials say no Zika-related problems have been identified in the woman’s baby.

The Zika virus can cause a severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads.

It is spread by mosquitoes and sexual contact.