Story highlights The baby's mother contracted the virus after a trip to Latin America, hospital says

Zika has been declared a global public health emergency because of the risk to newborns

(CNN) A hospital in Spain says it has registered Europe's first case of a baby born with microcephaly associated with the Zika virus.

Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona said the baby's mother contracted the virus after a trip to Latin America.

The baby, born on Monday, is believed to be the only recorded case of Zika-related microcephaly in Europe, the country's Ministry of Health said.

Spain has 190 known Zika cases to date, according to the country's health ministry, 189 contracted abroad, while one case was sexually transmitted.

Not every baby born to a Zika-infected mother suffers from microcephaly or other birth defects. Spanish Secretary of Public Health Joan Guiz said five other women with the virus have given birth to seemingly healthy babies "in recent months."