一个在出生大约一年前在怀孕期间感染了病毒兹卡母亲七名婴已至少一种健康问题可能通过接触被病毒引起的 - 其中一些也不明显在出生时，指明了生命体征从疾病控制中心和预防中心（CDC）报告。
据CDC说，化验结果显示可能或证实兹卡感染in about 2,500 pregnancies in the United States and 4,800 pregnancies in U.S. territories between 2016 and 2018. Many of the babies born to Zika-infected moms have not had recommended screenings for Zika-related health problems, which are essential to ensure early diagnosis, intervention, and treatment. For example, in 1,450 of these children who were at least a year old as of February 1, 2018, 95 percent had at least one physical exam after 2 weeks of age, but only 36 percent had the recommended eye specialist exam.
尽管目前在美国大陆的任何地方有地方蚊子传播的兹卡传送和兹卡的蔓延全世界的下降，病毒继续在低位徘徊蔓延近100个国家和地区。疾病预防控制中心呼吁孕妇不要前往的地方有兹卡风险，建议男性和女性谁做旅行到这些地区等待至少三个月前受孕。
从来源：CDC