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Baby with microcephaly

New insights into how the Zika virus causes brain birth defect

01 Jun 2017

Scientists have uncovered why Zika virus may specifically target neural stem cells in the developing brain, potentially leading to microcephaly – a...

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Sin Zancudos no hay Zika - Cúcuta

Zika warnings lead to ‘significant’ increase in demand for abortions in Latin America

22 Jun 2016

Health warnings about complications related to Zika virus significantly increased demand for abortions in Latin American countries, according to a...

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Uninfected or asymptomatic? Diagnostic tests key to forecasting major epidemics

05 Apr 2016

Major epidemics such as the recent Ebola outbreak or the emerging Zika epidemic may be difficult to forecast because of our inability to determine...

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