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Zika microcephaly linked to single mutation

Mutation that arose in 2013 helps virus spread in brain cells.
Concern about the Zika virus has increased since it was first linked to microcephaly in around 2015.

Concern about the Zika virus has increased since it was first linked to microcephaly in around 2015. Laguna Design/SPL

Birth defects caused by the Zika virus are due to a single mutation in the virus’s genome.

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Nature 550, 11 (2017)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-04093-x

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