US health officials have issued new guidance to deal with the Zika virus, which is feared to cause birth defects.
Brazil has seen a surge in babies born with abnormally small heads, a condition known as microcephaly.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the mosquito-borne virus could spread across the Americas.
US doctors are being advised to closely monitor ultrasounds of pregnant women who have travelled to areas where Zika has been transmitted.
The guidance, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says babies born with microcephaly to mothers exposed to Zika should be tested for the virus.
No treatment or vaccine is available.
Pregnant Britons warned about Zika areas
There have not been any cases of Zika contracted from mosquitoes on the US mainland, but the Aedes aegypti type that spreads it is found in the country.
The US territory of Puerto Rico reported 18 new cases of the virus on Tuesday, although none were pregnant women.
Meanwhile Brazilian authorities have been fumigating the Sambadrome stadium in Rio de Janeiro, due to host the city's famous carnival next month.
The US and other countries advise pregnant women to reconsider travelling to Brazil, which hosts the Olympics later this year, and other Zika-hit countries.
Brazil's government says it will deploy 220,000 soldiers in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the virus.
The troops will be dispatched next month to hand out leaflets and give advice on how to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds.
Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro said the spread of Zika was one of the greatest public health crises in his country's history, warning Brazil was already "losing badly" in its battle.
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