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A previously undetected pathology of Zika virus infection

In a nonhuman primate model of Zika virus infection, structural and cellular pathology deficits that could have a long-lasting impact on neural development and neurocognitive function are detected in offspring of infected mothers.

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Figure 1: In utero exposure to ZIKV perturbs fetal brain development.

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Christian, K., Song, H. & Ming, Gl. A previously undetected pathology of Zika virus infection. Nat Med 24, 258–259 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.4510

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