The CDC is currently monitoring 346 women in the U.S. who have Zika infections, up from 320 women in last week's CDC report, and nine babies have been born with Zika-related birth defects, up from seven in the last report.
Additionally, there have been six miscarriages, stillbirths and pregnancy terminations related to the Zika virus in the states as of July 7.
And while there have been no locally acquired mosquito-borne cases of Zika in the states, there are 1,305 travel-associated cases and one laboratory-acquired case as of July 13, according to the CDC. Of the 1,306 total reported Zika infections in the U.S., 14 were sexually transmitted and five people have developed Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Five states are still Zika-free: Alaska, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming have not reported any Zika infections to the CDC.
Even though Zika continues to spread and pose a threat to Americans, especially as mosquitoes become more active in the summer, Congress failed to take action to fund Zika-fighting efforts. The House and Senate could not agree on funds and left the Capitol Thursday for a seven-week break without passing a bill.
"Without ensuring there are sufficient resources available for research, prevention, control and treatment of illnesses associated with the Zika virus, the U.S. will be ill-equipped to deploy the kind of public health response needed to keep our citizens safe and healthy — especially since the spread of mosquito-borne illness is accelerated during the summer months," said Andrew Gurman, MD, president of the American Medical Association.