Zika virus may be associated with other brain damage, apart from microcephaly

Aedes Aegypti mosquito

Aedes Aegypti mosquito Source: AP - James Gathany

Brazilian doctor Amilcar Tanuri, Head of Molecular Virology at the UFRJ, referred to the case of a baby infected with the Zika virus who died at birth, with extensive brain damage, but without microcephaly. Listen to the report here, in Portuguese.



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Zika virus may be associated with other brain damage, apart from microcephaly | SBS Portuguese