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 The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) confirmed
the case after testing a blood sample from the woman.
"The patient recently traveled to New Zealand in January 2016.
However, as New Zealand is a Zika-free country, the indications are
that this is a locally acquired case," the Health Ministry said in a
statement.
Much remains unknown about Zika, including whether the virus
actually causes microcephaly, a condition marked by unusually small
heads in newborns that can result in developmental problems.
Brazil said it has confirmed more than 500 cases of microcephaly,
and considers most of them to be related to Zika infections in the
mothers. Brazil is investigating more than 3,900 additional
suspected cases of microcephaly.
(Reporting by Linda Hutchinson-Jafar; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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