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Decoded: How Zika virus impairs foetal development

The Zika virus disrupts oxygen supply to a pregnant woman’s placenta, leading to impairment in foetal development and also increases the newborn’s susceptibility to additional infections, scientists have found. A Zika virus outbreak in Brazil in 2015 had led to widespread concern after rising incidents of microcephaly were noticed in children born to mothers infected …

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January 21, 2018