Zika response in focus with new evidence of birth defect link
By Stephanie Nebehay and Roberta Rampton GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evidence mounted on Friday linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly, and the U.N. health agency set a review of travel advice related to the outbreak of the virus while U.S. officials planned strategy to control the mosquitoes that spread it. The virus is capable of rapidly infecting and harming developing fetal brain cells, scientists said in a study that provided insight into how the virus might cause microcephaly in f
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