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 Honduran Health Minister Yolani Batres told reporters six of the
cases of microcephaly were in the south of Honduras, one near the
border with El Salvador and two more in the capital. Two other cases
had been previously reported in Honduras.
Honduras has reported almost 28,000 Zika infections, including 493
pregnant women.
U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in
pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by
small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in
babies.
The World Health Organization has said there is strong scientific
consensus that Zika can also cause Guillain-Barre, a rare
neurological syndrome that causes temporary paralysis in adults.
The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light
last fall in Brazil, which has now confirmed more than 1,600 cases
of microcephaly that it considers to be related to Zika infections
in the mothers.
(Reporting by Gustavo Palencia; Editing by Bernard Orr)
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