Authorities say 3 test positive for ZIKV in NY
Three people in New York have tested positive for the Zika virus which has been blamed for a surge in babies born with abnormally small heads in Latin America, city officials said on the weekend.
All three had travelled to areas outside the United States where the mosquito-borne ailment is spreading rapidly, the New York State Department of Health said, without specifying where.
Officials said one person has completely recovered, while the others are still getting better.
US health authorities earlier on Friday expanded a travel warning for pregnant women to avoid 22 places in Latin America and the Caribbean due to the Zika virus.
It has been linked to thousands of cases of a birth defect known as microcephaly, where babies are born with abnormally small head, which can cause brain damage.
New York authorities warned anyone contemplating travel to warmer regions to take care.
