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Zika Strain Linked To Birth Defect Not Found in Jaipur: Health Ministry
An analysis of Zika virus strains collected from Jaipur has suggested that they do not have the known mutations linked to fetal microcephaly, a serious birth defect in newborns delivered by infected mothers, according to the Health Ministry.
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Thai Doctors Probe Babies With Microcephaly For Zika Link
Thai doctors are running tests to see whether Zika was the cause of microcephaly in two babies whose mothers are infected with the mosquito-borne virus, a health official said Wednesday.
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Singapore Considers Monitoring Plan For Babies Born To Women With Zika
Singapore is exploring plans to establish a national surveillance programme to monitor the development of babies born to pregnant women infected with the Zika virus, the state-owned Channel NewsAsia (CNA) said on Friday.
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Doctors Devise Care Plan For Babies As Zika Threat Looms In US
As US public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.
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Baby Born With Birth Defect In New Jersey To Mother Infected By Zika: Report
A baby suffering from a birth defect caused by the Zika virus was born on Tuesday in New Jersey to a woman visiting from Honduras who is infected with virus after she was bitten by a mosquito early on in her pregnancy, media reported.
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Early Ultrasounds May Not Detect Microcephaly In Mothers With Zika: Study
Three ultrasounds done in the early weeks of pregnancy in a Finnish woman living in the United States infected by Zika failed to show signs of brain damage in a foetus later diagnosed with the birth defect microcephaly, U.S. researchers said in a study published on Wednesday.
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Alternative Therapy Soothes Brazil Babies Suffering Defects Linked To Zika
Daniele Santos only wanted to comfort her boy, Juan Pedro, one of Brazil's growing number of babies born with a birth defect linked to the Zika infection his mother had while pregnant.
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Zika Infection May Cause Stillbirth, Loss Of Brain Tissue: Report
A case study of a stillborn baby whose Brazilian mother was infected with Zika raises suspicions that the virus may be capable of doing more damage to fetal tissue than previously thought, researchers said on Thursday.
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US Moms-To-Be Seek Reassurance About Zika After Trips Abroad
US doctors are fielding a spate of calls from expectant mothers who recently travelled to countries affected by the Zika virus and fear possible exposure to the mosquito-borne infection linked to a spike in foetal brain damage in Brazil.
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Zika Strain Linked To Birth Defect Not Found in Jaipur: Health Ministry
An analysis of Zika virus strains collected from Jaipur has suggested that they do not have the known mutations linked to fetal microcephaly, a serious birth defect in newborns delivered by infected mothers, according to the Health Ministry.
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Thai Doctors Probe Babies With Microcephaly For Zika Link
Thai doctors are running tests to see whether Zika was the cause of microcephaly in two babies whose mothers are infected with the mosquito-borne virus, a health official said Wednesday.
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Singapore Considers Monitoring Plan For Babies Born To Women With Zika
Singapore is exploring plans to establish a national surveillance programme to monitor the development of babies born to pregnant women infected with the Zika virus, the state-owned Channel NewsAsia (CNA) said on Friday.
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Doctors Devise Care Plan For Babies As Zika Threat Looms In US
As US public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.
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Baby Born With Birth Defect In New Jersey To Mother Infected By Zika: Report
A baby suffering from a birth defect caused by the Zika virus was born on Tuesday in New Jersey to a woman visiting from Honduras who is infected with virus after she was bitten by a mosquito early on in her pregnancy, media reported.
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Early Ultrasounds May Not Detect Microcephaly In Mothers With Zika: Study
Three ultrasounds done in the early weeks of pregnancy in a Finnish woman living in the United States infected by Zika failed to show signs of brain damage in a foetus later diagnosed with the birth defect microcephaly, U.S. researchers said in a study published on Wednesday.
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Alternative Therapy Soothes Brazil Babies Suffering Defects Linked To Zika
Daniele Santos only wanted to comfort her boy, Juan Pedro, one of Brazil's growing number of babies born with a birth defect linked to the Zika infection his mother had while pregnant.
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Zika Infection May Cause Stillbirth, Loss Of Brain Tissue: Report
A case study of a stillborn baby whose Brazilian mother was infected with Zika raises suspicions that the virus may be capable of doing more damage to fetal tissue than previously thought, researchers said on Thursday.
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US Moms-To-Be Seek Reassurance About Zika After Trips Abroad
US doctors are fielding a spate of calls from expectant mothers who recently travelled to countries affected by the Zika virus and fear possible exposure to the mosquito-borne infection linked to a spike in foetal brain damage in Brazil.
