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Zika virus slows fetal growth in monkeys and impacts interactions between infants and mothers. Study has implications for humans exposed to Zika and other viruses crossing the placenta.
Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study. The work has implications for both humans exposed to Zika virus and for other viruses that can cross the placenta, including SARS-CoV2, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.