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Half of Brazilian Women Avoid Pregnancy Because of Zika

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Brazil has undeniably been the country hardest hit by the latest epidemic of Zika virus; it leads the world in confirmed cases of infection with nearly 110,000 cases, according to the latest data from the Pan American Health Organization.Those infections have contributed to more than 2,200 cases of congenital Zika syndrome in babies (microcephaly) born to women infected with the virus.The latest report from a Brazilian scientist studying the impact that the epidemic is having on reproductive choices shows that the consequences of the Zika outbreak may be long lasting.
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Many Brazilian Women Are Avoiding Pregnancy Over Zika Fears

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Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters Andreza Maiara Soares, who is four months pregnant, is seen at her house at a slum in Recife, Brazil, March 2, 2016.LONDON (Reuters) - Brazil should urgently review its reproductive health policies, scientists said on Friday, to support the more than 50 percent of potential mothers who say they want to avoid pregnancy due to fears about the Zika virus.Publishing study results suggesting many women are afraid of Zika, which can cause severe birth defects in the children of women infected while pregnant, the researchers said Brazil should do more to ensure access to safe and effective contraceptives and consider lifting its ban on abortion.
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FDA Warns Pregnant Women Of High Rate Of False Positives For Zika Test

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The FDA has issued an alert to doctors and pregnant women, warning them that presumptive test results for the Zika virus have turned up unexpectedly high rates of false positives.Less than half of the samples that the ZIKV Detect test said were positive for the Zika virus were later confirmed as actually having the Zika virus in CDC tests, according to The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.The FDA is alerting physicians who care for pregnant women that the U.S. commercial testing facility, Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), has reported a high number of false positive results from the ZIKV Detect test.
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