Microcephaly

Recife microcephaly
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Fetuses exposed to Zika are 50 times more likely develop microcephaly, study finds

By Andrew Joseph

Zika Macaque
Health

Zika infection causes brain stunting in monkey fetus

By Helen Branswell

Recife microcephaly
Health

What the world has learned about Zika — and what it still needs to know

By Helen Branswell

Zika 2 month old
Health

Can Zika virus damage an infected infant’s brain after birth?

By Helen Branswell

Recife Microcephaly
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Another night in the hospital: the unrelenting struggle of raising Brazil’s Zika babies

By Melissa Bailey

Arpoador Beach
Health

In Brazil, I was most impressed by feats of strength outside Olympic arenas

By Melissa Bailey

Zika Aedes egypti
Health

Could the Zika threat in Latin America be over in 1-2 years?

By Helen Branswell

Microcephaly
Health

WHO expands list of possible Zika-related birth defects

By Helen Branswell

Microcephaly
Health

First baby with Zika-linked microcephaly born in continental US

By Helen Branswell

Brazil Zika Virus
In the Lab

Scientists zero in on microcephaly risk for babies born to Zika-infected mothers

By Helen Branswell

Microcephaly Puerto Rico
Health

Puerto Rico reports first case of microcephaly linked to Zika

By Helen Branswell

Health

MLB moves baseball games from Puerto Rico over Zika concerns

By Associated Press

Brazil Losing to Zika
Health

Early ultrasounds may miss microcephaly in Zika-infected pregnant women

By Helen Branswell

Zika spraying
Health

1 in 3 Americans think you can catch Zika from a sneeze

By Andrew Joseph

Zika pregnancy
In the Lab

Zika-linked microcephaly was rare in early cases, but it’s only ‘tip of the iceberg’

By Helen Branswell

Christine Grounds & Nicholas Mir
Health

Raising a child with microcephaly: Outsiders ‘cannot know our experience’

By Emily B. Hager

Zika
In the Lab

Alarming new data shows high risk of birth defects in Zika-affected pregnancies

By Eric Boodman

MICROCEPHALY
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Watch: A mother’s stunning candor about her son’s microcephaly

By Emily B. Hager

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