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Doctors have delivered the first baby in Florida with Zika-related microcephaly, state health officials said Tuesday.

The child’s mother is a Haitian citizen who contracted the mosquito-borne virus while in her home country, the Department of Health said. She came to Florida to give birth.

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It was not announced where in the state the baby was born.

As of Monday, 223 people in Florida, including 40 pregnant women, have been diagnosed with Zika. All of the cases are travel-related, meaning the people contracted the virus while traveling overseas or had sexual intercourse with someone who had recently traveled abroad.

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Most people who contract the Zika virus don’t know they have it. If a pregnant woman passes the virus to her developing fetus, however, it can cause the baby to be born with microcephaly, an irreversible condition marked by a small head and an underdeveloped brain.

Tuesday’s news prompted Republican Gov. Rick Scott to seek additional guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.