PETALING JAYA: The pregnant woman from Johor Baru who was infected by the Zika virus has given birth to a normal baby girl with no microcephaly, the Health Ministry said.
The 28-year-old mother, the first pregnant woman in Malaysia to be tested positive for Zika, delivered the baby in a public hospital in Johor Baru on Thursday night, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
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