Cape Verde identifies microcephaly

In what would be Africa's first case, Cape Verde has reported a case of microcephaly believed to be linked to the Zika virus.

Cape Verde has identified its first case of the neurological disorder microcephaly thought to be linked to the Zika virus in what would be a first for Africa.

The Ministry of Health in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago nation said the baby was born at the main hospital in the capital Praia on March 14 to a woman who was not among more than 100 women being monitored for the mosquito-borne virus.


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