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  • El Salvador confirms first Zika-linked birth defect

    El Salvador on Tuesday confirmed its first case of microcephaly in a baby that was linked to a Zika infection in the mother.
    Microcephaly is a birth defect that causes an abnormally small head and deformed brain.
    Health Minister Violeta Menjivar said the infant was born in April to a family living in the country?s central La Paz province, and the Zika connection was proved ?a short while ago.?

    El Salvador on Tuesday confirmed its first case of microcephaly in a baby that was linked to a Zika infection in the mother.

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