Zika Infection Late In Pregnancy Carries Little Risk of Microcephaly

Dr. Catherine Spong, the acting director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and UMKC’s 2012 Alumna of the Year, tells NPR that it will take years for scientists to understand the full effects of the Zika virus on children whose mothers contract the virus during pregnancy. Read more


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