Zika and the Risk of Microcephaly

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Authors

Michael A. Johansson · Harvard University

Abstract

An analysis of data from Brazil reveals a strong association between the risk of microcephaly in a newborn and the risk of Zika virus infection during the mother's first trimester of pregnancy. The association in the second and third trimesters was negligible.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Global Maternal and Child Health Virology and Viral Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 375, Issue 1, pp. 1-4

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1605367

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