Zika Virus Infection with Prolonged Maternal Viremia and Fetal Brain Abnormalities

W. Driggers, Rita; Ho, Cheng‐Ying; M. Korhonen, Essi; Kuivanen, Suvi; J. Jääskeläinen, Anne; Smura, Teemu; Z. Rosenberg, Avi; A. Hill, David; L. DeBiasi, Roberta; Vézina, Gilbert; Timofeev, Julia; J. Rodríguez, Fausto; Levanov, Lev; Razak, Jennifer; Iyengar, Preetha; K. Hennenfent, Andrew; D. Kennedy, Richard; S. Lanciotti, Robert; du Plessis, Adré; Vapalahti, Olli

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1601824

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Zika Virus Infection with Prolonged Maternal Viremia and Fetal Brain Abnormalities

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 30, 2016

Authors:

Rita W. Driggers

Cheng‐Ying Ho

Essi M. Korhonen

Abstract

The current outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been associated with an apparent increased risk of congenital microcephaly. We describe a case of a pregnant woman and her fetus infected with ZIKV during the 11th gestational week. The fetal head circumference decreased from the 47th percentil...

Subject

Microcephaly

Zika virus

Medicine

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