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Zika virus infection causes neurological deficits without microcephaly

Children who are exposed to Zika virus in utero may develop structural defects of the cranium such as microcephaly. Now we understand that even children born to Zika virus infected mothers may develop neurodevelopmental and neurosensory deficiencies in the second year of life – in the absence of microcephaly. During the 2015-16 Zika virus epidemic …

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TWiV 468: Zika by the slice

Amy Rosenfeld joins the TWiV team to talk about her career and her work on Zika virus neurotropism using embryonic mouse organotypic brain slice cultures. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Click arrow to play Download TWiV 468 (66 MB .mp3, 107 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv

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