Updated: Pregnant Danbury Teen Contracts Zika Virus: Report

DANBURY, CT —

Update 6:18 p.m.:

Patch reached out to Sara Mujica who told us that she got Zika when she came to Honduras in February after being bitten by a mosquito. Mujica is 11 weeks pregnant.

Upon returning to the U.S. from Honduras, she went to Danbury Hospital where she was diagnosed after getting a fever and a rash.

"I told them the symptoms I had. And they had to get the tests .... they said they would have the results back in a month or 2 so I came back to Honduras because I missed my fiancée and was just feeling sick with out him."

Mujica is 17-years-old and met her fiancée, Victor Cruz, 19, through family. She said her fiancée, who lives in Honduras, has not contracted the virus and is "feeling perfectly normal."

Mujica said that she is not on any medication and said she is not contagious.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health authorities in Brazil have observed an increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome which coincided with Zika virus infections in the general public. They have also seen an increase in babies born with microcephaly, a rare neurological condition in which an infant's head is significantly smaller than the heads of other children of the same age.

The WHO said, "Substantial new research has strengthened the association between Zika infection and the occurrence of fetal malformations and neurological disorders. However, more investigation is needed to better understand the relationship. Other potential causes are also being investigated."

When asked if Mujica would consider carrying the baby to full-term she said, "Honestly it's a tough decision, I don't know what to exactly do with something so tragic. It's tough when you're a teen mom, but then tougher when something that you would never would imagine has happened."

Zika virus is transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes aegypti in tropical regions. Sexual transmission of Zika virus is also possible.

"That's why the U.S. Officials or Connecticut officials were looking for me because they want me to get urgent care . And to just watch me and my baby. As soon as I get there I will head straight to the hospital and probably be admitted," Mujica told Patch.

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Original post:

WFSB News reported on Wednesday's 5 p.m. news that a pregnant Danbury teen has contracted the Zika virus.

In a telephone interview with the teen, a WFSB reporter learned that Sara Mujica of Danbury contracted the virus. Mujica said she is currently visiting her boyfriend in Honduras and he does not have a passport to return to the U.S., according to the report.

Mujica also said in the telephone interview that she is trying to decide whether or not to keep the baby or have an abortion due to possible birth defects from the disease.

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.

Photo: Sara Mujica Facebook