Sentences with phrase «neonatal microcephaly»

The birth prevalence of neonatal microcephaly and other central nervous system malformations greatly increased between 2015 and mid-2016 in Brazil.1 - 3 Several reports1,2,4 - 6 suggested an association between these findings and Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during outbreaks in Brazil and French Polynesia.

The concerns for the presumed exposure, infection in pregnancy, and neonatal microcephaly has led some countries in central and south America to issue travel and pregnancy warnings.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently concluded that Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal brain development, leading to babies born with abnormally small heads, a condition known as microcephaly.