MMWR Vol. 65 / Early Release

Description of 13 Infants Born During October 2015–January 2016 With Congenital Zika Virus Infection Without Microcephaly at Birth — Brazil | MMWR

MMWR Early Release Vol. 65, Early Release November 22, 2016

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Description of 13 Infants Born During October 2015–January 2016 With Congenital Zika Virus Infection Without Microcephaly at Birth — Brazil Vanessa van der Linden, MD; André Pessoa, MD; William Dobyns, MD; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65(Early Release) Congenital microcephaly has been a hallmark of intrauterine infection with Zika virus. However, despite the absence of microcephaly at birth, 13 infants born in Brazil with laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection during October 2015–January 2016 had brain abnormalities associated with congenital Zika syndrome.