CDC Team Studying Zika-microcephaly Link in Brazil

A study to determine whether the Zika virus is causing babies to be born with the birth defect microephaly began in Brazil Monday. A 16-member team of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started work in Joao Pessoa, in northeastern Brazil, that is the epicenter of the country's Zika outbreak. Team members, working with members of Brazil's Health Ministry and officials from Paraiba state, will fan out though Paraiba on Tuesday to track down babies with...

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