After undergoing further tests, it was decided that the pregnancy needed to be terminated "because of severe microcephaly". Blood samples from the mum and tissue samples from the baby were sent to ...

The virus can cause Zika virus disease. In most cases Zika virus disease is a mild illness, but Zika virus can cause a serious birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies have abnormally small ...

While it is non-fatal, microcephaly – a condition where the head is much smaller than expected in babies born to infected ...

India has reported a total of 151 Zika virus disease (ZVD) between January 1 and December 31, 2024, according to the latest update by the World Health Organization (WHO). The cases were reported from ...