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| US Study Of 9 Pregnant Women Who |
| US Study Of 9 Pregnant Women Who Travelled Shows Zika Virus In Some
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 26-February-2016
20:21:36 PM |
| A study of nine pregnant women from the United States who travelled to countries where the Zika virus was circulating shows two had miscarriages, two had abortions, two had apparently healthy children, and one child was born with severe microcephaly, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Doctors were still following the two remaining pregnancies, which so far appear to be progressing without complications, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Brazil is investigating thousands of cases of babies born with abnormally small heads thought to be linked with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus circulating in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In this small case series, Zika virus infection during pregnancy was associated with a range of outcomes, including early pregnancy losses, congenital microcephaly, and apparently healthy infants, the CDC said. Microcephaly is a birth defect associated with undersized heads and developmental problems.
More information will be available in the future from a new CDC registry for U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika virus infection and their infants.
An analysis of some cases showed the virus had crossed the placenta and affected the fetuses.
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