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A baby with a birth defect caused by the Zika virus was born in New Jersey, the second such case in the United States. Nathan Frandino reports.
A link between the Zika virus and neurological disorders deepens as scientists discover microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome may be the most obvious diseases caused by the virus.
For the first time in New York City, a baby has been born with Zika-related birth defects after the baby's mother contracted the disease while traveling to an area where Zika is active. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Sunday announced that it had suspended the use of a larvicide used to control mosquitos that carry the Zika virus, after a group of Argentinian physicians posited a link between the chemical and the rise in cases of microcephaly in Brazil, Spanish news agency EFE reported.
An expert from Imperial College London tells us what we need to know on the Zika virus.
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