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Modeling Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy
14 Jul 2016
Abstract excerpt
There were few studies of Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus, until this past year, when large epidemics in the Americas were accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical manifestations. Infection in pregnant women has emerged as a major global concern because of its linkage to congenital abnormalities including microcephaly, spontaneous abortion, and intrauterine growth restriction.1 In addition, ZIKV infection in...
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