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Pregnant women carrying microcephaly foetuses and Zika virus contain potentially pathogenic microbes and parasites in their amniotic fluid

BACKGROUND: Microcephaly has become a major public health problem in Brazil. The total number of newborns with microcephaly was reported to be >4000 in June 2016. Studies suggest that Zika Virus is a major cause of new microcephaly cases in Brazil. Inside the uterus, the foetus is surrounded by t...

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Autores principales: Tschoeke, Diogo Antonio, de Oliveira, Louisi Souza, Leomil, Luciana, Tanuri, Amilcar, Thompson, Fabiano Lopes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28077143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12920-016-0242-1