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Posted on 06/28/2016 9:40:45 AM PDT by quesney
The birth mother is a Haitian national who came to Florida to give birth. She was infected with Zika in Haiti. More Health Headlines
Travel agencies report drop in clients booking vacations to Zika-prone areas Scott seeks $1.1 billion in federal funding to combat Zika virus Florida officials meet to discuss Zika virus
Officials will not disclose the hospital where the woman gave birth.
Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Surgeon General Celeste Philip are participating in a Zika roundtable discussion in Palm Beach County Tuesday morning to discuss the issue.
There have previously been two other Zika-related microcephaly births in the United States, one in Hawaii and one in New Jersey, according to a DOH representative.
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Babies born with the defect often have a range of problems, including developmental delay, intellectual disability, problems with movement and balance, hearing loss and vision problems.
According to the Mayo Clinic, there is no treatment for microcephaly, but speech and occupational therapies might help enhance a child's development.
Along with the US birth certificate, the mother was given forms to fill out for lifetime SDI, I’m sure. A generous country, the United States.
One advantage these babies have is if they are born on US soil they are US citizens and won't lack for healthcare. -Tom
A vigilante group should kidnap mom & baby, put them on the next banana boat to Haiti. See ya!
The State Dept must be expediting visas for these pregnant.
Lucky for the Mother, she’s Haitian. If she were American, the left that loves abortion would have made her feel like a criminal if she didn’t abort it. Now she gets lifetime benefits and medical care. She’ll have great wealth compared to the rest of her cesspool country.
Baby Zika is a full American citizen no different than you or me.
She would have turned right around at Ellis Island 100 years ago. The good old days.
You may have been born to an illegal-immigrant mother; I wasn’t.
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