These babies were either born with a birth defect such as microcephaly ... or both. “Congenital Zika virus infection is quite serious, even beyond just the microcephaly,” says Peter ...

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause serious birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. The virus has spread rapidly in recent years, and it is now a global health concern.

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family ...

Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Zika Virus Hijacks a Protein Needed for Brain Growth Jan. 13, 2025 — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which ...

Pune: The Zika virus strain that circulated in the city between June and September last year had certain concerning mutations ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus ... during pregnancy can cause microcephaly, which is when a baby's head is much smaller than expected, and other congenital ...

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It has been estimated that more than 200,000 cases of Zika virus disease occurred, and approximately 8600 babies were born with malformations in that country. The epidemic has since waned and as of ...