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CDC Online NewsroomUnited States13 December 2016

Study Finds Zika Virus Replicates and Persists in Fetal Brains and Placentas - Press Release

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Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses' brains and in the placentas of pregnant women, which may help explain how the virus causes devastating birth defects and pregnancy losses even if a woman had only a minor illness.
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