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Brazil notified the WHO of an illness characterized by skin rash in March 2015, and Zika was identified as the cause in May 2015. In February 2016, the WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as evidence grew that Zika can cause birth defects as well as neurological problems.
It's called Zika virus, and it's moving across much of Brazil and north into Central America, carried by mosquitoes that carry other viruses. This virus you never heard of may be causing birth ...
The case of a Brazilian woman whose unborn baby died may show that Zika is causing even worse birth defects than originally thought. Zika might cause worse birth defects than feared Skip to main ...
"We will see sporadic cases, like any virus, but Zika is here to stay," Mello told Reuters on Tuesday at her clinic for expectant mothers. Zika doctor warns Brazil against lowering guard on birth ...
In February 2016, WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as evidence grew that Zika is a cause of birth defects and neurological problems. [ 19 ] [ 123 ] [ 124 ] [ 125 ] In April 2016, WHO stated there is a scientific consensus, based on preliminary evidence, that Zika is a cause of microcephaly in infants ...
Twins Lauren and Lucas are a rare set of siblings -- Lauren suffers from the Zika side-effect microcephaly, but Lucas is perfectly healthy. Brazil scientists seek to unravel mystery of Zika twins ...
In a variety of animal species even enormous quantities of pyriproxyfen do not cause the defects seen during the recent Zika outbreak." [ 29 ] A colleague also from the University of Adelaide stated that "While the evidence that Zika virus is responsible for the rise in microcephaly in Brazil is not conclusive, the role of pyriproxyfen is ...
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