CTV News : declared in U.S. Zika birth defects similar to other countries

About 1 in 20 women infected with Zika had babies with birth defects in U.S. territories, according to the report. But infection during pregnancy can lead to severe brain-related birth defects. There were 122 birth defects out of more than 2,500 pregnancies. The 5 percent rate is in line with other estimates about the risk of birth defects in Zika-infected pregnancies, including in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The health department's website still lists only 38 cases of Zika-related birth defects, and health officials Thursday would not give the revised figure.. Other Zika data suggests the count would be closer to 100.

CDC announces numbers of Zika birth defects from U.S. territories

Puerto Rico claims its Zika outbreak is over, CDC thinks otherwiseEarlier this week Puerto Rico announced that the Zika outbreak had ended. They found that around 5 percent of these women gave birth to babies with defects such as small heads (microcephaly), brain abnormalities and other severe birth defects. The CDC also published a report with the numbers of pregnant women with the Zika virus who gave birth to babies with congenital disabilities. The CDC identified 2,549 pregnant women with Zika in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories between Jan. 1, 2016 and April 25, 2017. The federal health agency said Puerto Rico reported over 3,300 pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection.



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