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Zika infection late in pregnancy may be not so risky

No apparent birth defects reported in study of Colombian women infected in third trimester

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HEALTHY BABY  In Colombia, a group of women thought to be infected with Zika virus during the third trimester of pregnancy have given birth to babies without microcephaly, or other obvious birth defects.

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By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

Early results from Zika cases tracked in Colombia suggest that the viral infection late in pregnancy is not linked to microcephaly, a birth defect that leaves infants with abnormally small heads and brains.