Does prenatal Zika infection have long-term immune consequences in children?
A new study has found that maternal Zika virus infections can reprogramme foetal immune development, leading to long-term consequences in children’s immunity. These changes even occur in children born without the physical characteristics associated with congenital Zika syndrome — suggesting that the 95% of babies born of Zika-infected pregnancies who did not exhibit symptoms may have been affected by…
Read More “Does prenatal Zika infection have long-term immune consequences in children?” »