Microcephaly
latest news & developments
‘We’ve been forgotten’: Brazil’s Zika generation
Between November 2015 and May 2018, Brazil’s health ministry registered more than 3 000 cases linked to Zika infections during pregnancy
US health authorities confirm Zika causes birth defects
Scientists have confirmed that the virus causes microcephaly.
WHO experts in Cape Verde to monitor Zika, microcephaly case
Cape Verde, which recorded 22 suspected cases of Zika in the first week of March alone, has reported its first case of microcephaly.
Key institutes keep keen watch on Zika for Africa
The Ebola outbreak on the continent showed how countries with poor health systems are unfit to fight epidemics.
Zika: Author’s tale of hope
A Brazilian graduate has been thrust into the spotlight after writing a book about living with microcephaly