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Zika-Related Flaviviruses May Cause Congenital Infection
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Emerging neurotropic flaviviruses related to Zika virus (ZIKV) may share ZIKV's capacity for transplacental transmission, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in Science Translational Medicine.
2016 Saw Increase in Birth Defects Potentially Linked to Zika
by modernClinician Editorial Team
From the first half of 2016 to the second half of 2016, there was an increase in the number of birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection, according to research published in the Jan. 26 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Type 1 IFNs May Mediate Zika Pregnancy Complications
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Type 1 interferons may mediate pregnancy complications in the context of congenital Zika virus infection, according to a study published in the Jan. 5 issue of Science Immunology.
Functional Limitations Ongoing With Congenital Zika
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Severe functional limitations are reported among children with microcephaly and laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection in infancy, according to research published in the Dec. 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Immunization Schedule for Children, Teens Updated for 2023 
Most Children Exposed to Makeup, Body Products for Play 
Surge in Severe Strep Cases in Children Was Really a Return to Normal: CDC 
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Be Released in Florida Keys 
During Outbreak, Most Pregnant Women Had High Zika Awareness 
Interim Guidance Provided for Men With Possible Zika Infection 
Zika, West Nile Cases Reported in Alabama Monthly Specialist Briefings
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