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A Salt Lake County woman who was infected with Zika virus has given birth to a healthy baby, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced Friday.

The woman had traveled to "an area of the world experiencing active Zika virus transmission" while she was pregnant, the department reported. When she returned, she learned of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations that all pregnant women be tested for Zika if they had traveled to a place with Zika-carrying mosquitoes; she tested positive, the department said.

However, her baby was born in March and was healthy; the child has tested negative for Zika.

"Due to medical privacy laws, [the department] will not release further information about the woman or her newborn," health officials wrote in a media statement.

One other travel-associated Zika infection has been reported in Utah.

"The outcome of this particular situation is a good one, but it's a strong reminder that people who are traveling to areas of the world where Zika-carrying mosquitoes are present — especially women who are or may become pregnant — need to take proper precautions and protect themselves from mosquitoes," said Dagmar Vitek, the department's medical officer. "Make an appointment with a travel clinic or your health care provider as soon as you know you'll be traveling to an affected area."

Men also are advised to protect themselves from mosquitoes while traveling because Zika virus can be transmitted sexually, the CDC has advised.

The mosquito species that transmits the virus is not believed to live in Utah, the department reported; however, the Aedes aegypti mosquito was found in the St. George area three years ago, according to mosquito abatement officials. It appears to have died off in cold weather, said Sean Amodt, Southwest Mosquito Abatement and Control District manager. The CDC this week updated its map to show that Utah is in the mosquito's range.

For a list of areas with active Zika transmission, visit http://www.cdc.gov/zika/.