First local baby with severe birth defect due to Zika virus born in New Jersey. https://t.co/eKOsycFST3

— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) June 1, 2016

This woman was working in Honduras when she contracted Zika. Her child was born with Zika-related microcephaly.

We’re going to see a lot more of this, especially as the disease works its way north into the US among native mosquito populations.

It’s just heartbreaking to hear about these cases.