Microcephaly often subtleIn the Brazilian study, the researchers detailed a spectrum of features they're observing during clinical exams and imaging of babies born with Zika birth defects. In yesterday's update, the CDC also noted two more pregnancy losses involving Zika-related defects, lifting that total to seven. Their findings on 83 children born with Zika-related problems appeared Mar 22 in the American Journal of Medical Genetics. See also:Mar 23 CDC updates on Zika birth defects and pregnant women with Zika virusMar 22 Am J Med Genet abstractMar 23 University of California–San Diego press releaseMar 23 Science abstractMar 23 Baylor College of Medicine press release In research news, Brazilian researchers report microcephaly in 70% of babies born with Zika-related problems, and a US group has mapped the entire genome of the Zika-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Florida health officials reported a new locally acquired Zika infection in Miami-Dade County on Monday, as well as four new travel-related cases in South Florida. "Because the individual was asymptomatic, it is difficult to determine when infection occurred," Florida health officials said. "It is not uncommon, however, for there to be isolated incidents of locally acquired Zika," officials said. Florida health officials have been monitoring pregnant women with evidence of Zika regardless of symptoms. For more information, Florida residents and visitors can call the Zika Virus Information Hotline at 1-855-622-6735.rpiccardo@sun-sentinel.com, 954-356-4544 or Twitter @rebecapiccardo
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