Texas officials on Monday reported the state's first case of the Zika virus that was likely transmitted by a local mosquito, expanding the spread within the continental United States of a virus that has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.
The case involved a woman living in Cameron County near the Mexico border, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
The state said it currently has no other suspected cases of local transmission.
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