Additionally, four cases of microcephaly have been associated with the virus in the country
The two infected women suffering from fevers, rashes and red eyes, local media said, adding the younger woman is eight weeks pregnant
Researchers found that the Brazilian outbreak may have started from a single introduction of the virus into the Americas, in mid-2013
The National AIDS Control Organisation has issued advisory to blood banks and potential blood donors to prevent transmission of the virus infection
Brazil is the main focus of a Zika outbreak, with 1.5 million people infected, and authorities have also recorded a spike in microcephaly