Children born with microcephaly who test positive for Zika virus infection face challenges beyond infancy that range from motor impairment to eating and sleeping difficulties, according to researchers.
An assessment of almost 20 young children is the first to show early childhood difficulties in those with congenital Zika virus infection, researchers wrote in MMWR.
“Children severely affected by Zika virus are falling far behind age-appropriate developmental milestones,” CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, said in a press release. “Continued monitoring of all children with
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