Zika virus

Inspectors from National Environment Agency visit homes in a suburban district to check for potential breeding sites

The mother had become infected with Zika while traveling in Latin America and then gave birth to the baby

Bacteria, which occurs naturally in 28 % of wild mosquitoes, causes infected males to sterilise females they mate with

Zika is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and also by sexual contact

Travel advice has come after authorities in Florida confirmed four cases of the virus transmitted by local mosquitoes

The mother caught the virus on a trip to Latin America, where the virus is prevalent

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The researchers said they had found the virus in three groups of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Of that number, 157 live in the 50 US states and Washington DC, while the other 122 live in Puerto Rico