51 Babies Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects In The U.S. Last Year
The Zika virus continues to impact a small number of pregnant women and their babies in the U.S., and there is no sign of it slowing down. "Zika is here to stay," the CDC's acting director says.
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Apr 04, 2017
2 minutes
Health officials have published the first comprehensive view of Zika-linked birth defects occurring in the U.S.
The study is the largest so far to estimate the risk of severe birth defects from Zika infections in pregnant women, researchers report Wednesday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,
"Although Zika may seem like last year's problem, or an issue confined.
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