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Most of the cases
were identified in the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and
Oaxaca, according to a health ministry report.
Eight of the pregnant women are from Chiapas, two are from
Oaxaca, and one is from the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, the
health ministry reported.
The number of cases of infected pregnant women has risen since
mid-February, when the health ministry said there were 80
confirmed cases of Zika, including six cases of pregnant women
with the virus.
Much remains unknown about Zika, including whether the virus
actually causes microcephaly, a condition marked by unusually
small heads that can result in developmental problems.
Brazil said it has confirmed more than 580 cases of
microcephaly, and considers most of them to be related to Zika
infections in the mothers. Brazil is investigating more than
4,100 additional suspected cases of microcephaly.
(Reporting by Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein; Editing by Michael
Perry)
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