Risk of severe birth defects from Zika virus may be as high as 13 percent

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The Zika virus may cause microcephaly in unborn children at a rate as high as 13 percent, a new study has found. The condition, which can result from a pregnant mother contracting Zika from an infected mosquito, leads to babies born with abnormally small heads and severe brain damage. Typical rates for microcephaly range from .02 to .12 percent of all US births. New research, conducted by analyzing data from Brazil and published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, shows a staggering jump in the risk rate if a mother is infected with Zika in the first trimester.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/25/11778206/zika-virus-brazil-threat-13-percent-microcephaly

 

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