Zika-related Birth Defect Rate Pegged at 7 Pct Zika-related Birth Defect Rate Pegged at 7 Pct

A pregnant woman who becomes ill from the Zika virus faces a 7% chance that her child will be born with birth defects, and that risk jumps to nearly 13% if she becomes ill during the first trimester, a new study conducted in French territories in the Americas has concluded.Reuters Health Information
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