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The measure is to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida.

The first thing most parents want to know about their unborn baby is whether the baby is healthy.

The two cases of the birth defect marked by a small head were the first in Southeast Asia, following Zika outbreaks in the Americas.

Pregnant women face the risk of being infected with the Zika virus throughout the pregnancy period as it is associated with birth defects.

Economists say concerns about the birth defect could dent the Singapore government's efforts to boost the number of babies born to its citizens.

Researchers have found that the Zika virus can live in eyes, and research in mice may help explain why some Zika patients develop eye disease.

Hong Kong authorities reported the citys first Zika virus infection Thursday, which they described as an imported case of the disease blamed for birth defects.

Pregnant women infected with the Zika virus during the first trimester have a risk of up to 13 percent that their infant will be born with the microcephaly birth defect, a new study says.

The decision was based in part on a series of studies in Brazil, where thousands of babies were born last year with birth defects.

Brazilian scientists studying the Zika virus made a worrisome discovery - that the virus may be associated with a second serious brain issue in adults.

Until Zika, "there has never been a mosquito-borne virus that could cause serious defects on a such a large scale," top US health officials said.

Scientists said they had confirmed that the Zika virus blamed for severe birth defects can also trigger a dangerous neurological disorder.

This small Colombian city has had five cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome in the past six weeks.

The World Bank announced Thursday that it is providing $150 million to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean fight the Zika virus.

Two US women who contracted the Zika virus while traveling out of the country miscarried after returning home and the virus was found in their placentas.

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