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Zika virus: birth defects found after women showed no symptoms
Preliminary data 'heightens our concern' as even women who don't feel sick can pass a Zika infection to fetus
The Associated Press Posted: Jun 16, 2016 11:49 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 16, 2016 11:49 AM ET
Women infected with the Zika virus late in their pregnancies had babies with no apparent birth defects, according to a study in Colombia that seems to confirm that the greatest risk to infants comes early in pregnancy.
But the study also found troubling cases of severe birth defects in babies born to women who never realized they had contracted Zika.
"You're not out of the woods if you don't have symptoms," said Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, a Columbia University infectious diseases expert who was not involved in the research.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/zika-birth-defects-colombia-1.3638528
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See also:
Zika Virus Disease in Colombia ? Preliminary Report - NEJM, June 15, 2016
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...lombia--preliminary-report-nejm-june-15-2016
Preliminary data 'heightens our concern' as even women who don't feel sick can pass a Zika infection to fetus
The Associated Press Posted: Jun 16, 2016 11:49 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 16, 2016 11:49 AM ET
Women infected with the Zika virus late in their pregnancies had babies with no apparent birth defects, according to a study in Colombia that seems to confirm that the greatest risk to infants comes early in pregnancy.
But the study also found troubling cases of severe birth defects in babies born to women who never realized they had contracted Zika.
"You're not out of the woods if you don't have symptoms," said Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, a Columbia University infectious diseases expert who was not involved in the research.
...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/zika-birth-defects-colombia-1.3638528
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See also:
Zika Virus Disease in Colombia ? Preliminary Report - NEJM, June 15, 2016
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...lombia--preliminary-report-nejm-june-15-2016