It's believed baby is first born with microcephaly in tri-state New York area

She gave birth to baby girl who has intestinal and visual complications

Mother, 31, contracted virus while in Honduras and was admitted to the emergency room on Friday while

The first baby with Zika-linked microcephaly was born in the tri-state New York area to a woman who was visiting from Honduras.

Doctors at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey confirmed the baby is suffering from the Zika virus, a condition wherein the child's brain and head are partially developed, according to Fox News.com.

The 31-year-old mother contracted the virus while in Honduras and was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack on Friday while vacationing in the US.

On Tuesday, she gave birth to the baby girl, who was born with intestinal and visual issues, Fox reported.

The first baby (pictured) with Zika-linked microcephaly was born in the tri-state New York area to a 31-year-old woman who was visiting from Honduras. The mother contracted the virus while in Honduras and was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack on Friday while vacationing in the US

Doctors at Hackensack University Medical Center (pictured) in New Jersey confirmed the baby is suffering from the Zika virus, a condition wherein the child's brain and head are partially developed. The baby girl was born with intestinal and visual issues

It's believed that the baby is the first child born with Zika-linked complications in the New York tri-state area.

The child’s mother developed a rash for two days in Honduras but had no other symptoms until arriving in the US.

The mother’s aunt told FoxNews.com the mother is not doing well emotionally after the birth of her child.

This is the first birth of a child with Zika-linked complications at Hackensack, but it's not the first such case in the US.

Experts recently discovered that sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than health officials first feared.

The discovery has prompted the World Health Organization to revise its advice to women who have visited areas hit by the virus.

Health experts now suggest women abstain from sex, or use protection and delay conceiving for at least eight weeks after they or their partner returns from areas where Zika is rife.

The WHO said Tuesday that couples or women planning pregnancy 'are strongly recommend to wait at least eight weeks before trying to conceive', to ensure the virus has cleared their bodies.

The recommendation, which doubles the abstinence period the WHO had previously advised, comes after scientists found the virus lingers longer than previously thought in blood or other body fluids, spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a news briefing.

If the male partner in a couple planning pregnancy has symptoms of the Zika virus, the period of safe abstinence should be six months, he added.

Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than health experts first feared, it has emerged. The discovery has prompted the World Health Organization to revise its advise regarding conception, urging couples to abstain from sex or use protection and delay conceiving for at least eight weeks (file photo)

The recommendation, which doubles the abstinence period the WHO had previously advised, comes after scientists found the virus lingers longer than previously thought in blood or other body fluids (file photo)

'People should practice safer sex or abstain for at least eight weeks if they are returning from Zika-affected areas,' he said.

'The previous recommendation suggested a period of at least four weeks, so we're upping (it).'

The new guidelines 'reflect what we have learned about Zika disease and its complications,' he added.

Microcephaly is a condition where a baby is born with a small head or the head stops growing after birth, according to the WHO.

It's a rare condition in which only one baby in several thousand is born with it.

Babies born with microcephaly may develop convulsions and suffer physical and learning disabilities as they grow older.

There is no specific treatment for microcephaly or Zika, which is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes.

People with Zika virus disease can have symptoms that can include mild fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache, which ususally last for 2-7 days, according to the WHO.

Health officials recommend wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, as well as practicing mosquito control to prevent infection where Zika is being transmitted.