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Study: Microcephaly Found in Older Babies Exposed to Zika

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Older babies in Brazil that were exposed to the Zika virus in the womb have been diagnosed with microcephaly, or an unusually small head and brain, even though the defect was not visible at birth. A study published in the U.S. journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report involved 13 babies in two Brazilian states born with small heads, but not small enough to be diagnosed with microcephaly. The babies tested positive for Zika. Imaging scans of the babies’ heads soon after birth...

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