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Zika Birth Defects More far-Reaching

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A new article published on upi.com reveals the Zika virus and it's effect specifically on the brains of infants could be more powerful than previously suggested. Two new studies uncovered details on the impact of Zika. One study found that nearly 6% of infants born in the U.S. with the virus presented with one or more birth defects. Another study done in Brazil revealed 46 percent of babies born with Zika there, developed birth defects or even worse died. As for the babies born in the U.S. the presence of additional birth defects often times continued to surface for children up until age 1.

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