Eye abnormalities may be earliest sign of congenital Zika virus infection

Eye abnormalities may be the initial finding in infants of women with polymerase chain-reaction confirmed Zika virus infection during their pregnancy, according to a study.Of 112 women in the descriptive case series with Zika virus infection, 24 of their infants (21.4%) had confirmed eye abnormalities, with 14 infants born to women infected in their first trimester.

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