Zika-related birth defects more extensive than thought

December 19, 2016 12:13 PM | Deleted user

HealthDay News 
Zika's ability to damage the infant brain may be even more far-reaching and insidious than previously thought, two new studies suggest. Analyzing data from the U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry, researchers found that among 442 women possibly infected with Zika, 6 percent had infants with one or more birth defects related to Zika. Among women infected in the first trimester, 11 percent had fetuses or infants with birth defects. The 18 infants who developed microcephaly accounted for 4 percent of the infants with birth defects.

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