“Congenital microcephaly is often a sign of the brain not developing normally during pregnancy,” González told me via e-mail. “Babies with microcephaly can have a range of other health problems, ...
Dr. João Ricardo de Almeida is part of a team in Brazil that's investigating the cases of microcephaly — brain damage in infants born to mothers who contracted Zika virus during their pregnancy. He's ...
CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Thirteen babies in Brazil born with normal head circumference have been diagnosed with congenital Zika syndrome, with brain scans showing extensive malformations, ...
LOS ANGELES (KGO) -- A mother who contracted the Zika virus gave birth inside a Bay Area delivery room and the baby has Zika-related birth defects. Two sources, who asked not to be identified, ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Early results from a crucial case-control study in Brazil have confirmed a direct causal link between Zika virus infection in pregnant women and the brain damaging birth defect ...
A mother from Haiti gave birth to a baby with Zika-associated microcephaly in Florida, according to Local 10 News. 1. The Florida Department of Health established the birth is the first Zika-related ...
USC researchers have tracked down two Zika proteins potentially responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and elsewhere — taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected mothers ...
The death of a newborn in the Houston area has been linked to the Zika virus, Texas public health officials said Tuesday. The infant's mother had traveled to Latin America during her pregnancy and was ...
Puerto Rico reported its first case of Zika-related microcephaly Friday in a tragic but not unexpected announcement for the island, which has been hit harder by the mosquito-borne virus than anywhere ...
New research, based on data from the 2013-14 Zika outbreak in French Polynesia, further supports the association between Zika virus and microcephaly. The study, published today in The Lancet, ...