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March 4, 2016New England Journal of Medicine2,249 citationsOpen Access

Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Rio de Janeiro

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PBPatrícia BrasilJPJosé Paulo PereiraMMMaria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira

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Despite mild clinical symptoms in the mother, ZIKV infection during pregnancy is deleterious to the fetus and is associated with fetal death, fetal growth restriction, and a spectrum of central nervous system abnormalities. (Funded by Ministério da Saúde do Brasil and others.).

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Brasil et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d73480f07a12db70b8a469https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1602412
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