US and Brazilian health workers fanned out across one of Brazil’s poorest states in search of mothers and their infants for a study aimed at determining whether the Zika virus is causing birth defects in babies.
Brazil’s health minister, Marcelo Castro, said yesterday he is “absolutely sure” mosquito-borne Zika is responsible for a spike in cases of the rare birth defect microcephaly, which sees babies born with small heads and brains and can cause severe developmental problems. But with scant scientific literature published on the matter, some doctors in Brazil and elsewhere say there is not yet enough scientific data to prove the connection. Read Full This Article
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Brazil’s health minister, Marcelo Castro, said yesterday he is “absolutely sure” mosquito-borne Zika is responsible for a spike in cases of the rare birth defect microcephaly, which sees babies born with small heads and brains and can cause severe developmental problems. But with scant scientific literature published on the matter, some doctors in Brazil and elsewhere say there is not yet enough scientific data to prove the connection. Read Full This Article
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