The study of more than 200 babies, published recently in the journal Nature Medicine, also shows that a very small number of children born with the congenital condition known as microcephaly had their symptoms improve.
Surprisingly, the researchers also discovered that fewer than 4% of the children had microcephaly -- a smaller-than-normal head that is one of the hallmarks of Zika exposure in the womb.
In April 2016 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded that the Zika virus could cause microcephaly and other serious brain defects (5,6).
Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe reduction in the brain volume that affects especially the neocortex, and intellectual disability.
Although Zika virus has circulated in Asia longer than in the Americas, only 3 confirmed cases of congenital Zika virus infection with microcephaly have been reported in Asia (2 Thailand, 1 Vietnam) (1).
Postnatal-onset microcephaly detected during follow-up care is distinct from microcephaly detected at birth and is included among neurodevelopmental abnormalities possibly associated with congenital Zika virus infection (Box).
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