The only other confirmed Zika-related death in the U.S. was that of an elderly Utah man who died in June. HOUSTON (AP) " Texas reported its first Zika-related death Tuesday after a baby girl whose mother traveled to El Salvador while pregnant died shortly after birth in a suburban Houston hospital. Last week, Texas officials announced that the state's Medicaid program would provide mosquito repellent to all expectant mothers and women between the ages of 10 and 45. The mother had traveled while pregnant to her native El Salvador and returned to Harris County in her second trimester. "We are devastated to report our first case of Zika-associated death and our hearts go out to the family," Shah said.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 09, 2016 17:02 UTC