Preventing Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy Using a Seasonal Window of Opportunity for Conception.

It has come to light that Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy can result in trans-placental transmission to the fetus along with fetal death, congenital microcephaly, and/or Central Nervous System (CNS) malformations. There are projected to be >9,200,000 births annually in countries with...

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Main Author: Micaela Elvira Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4965063?pdf=render