Children's Expert Quoted in New York Times Covering Zika August 23, 2016

Adre du Plessis, MBChB, Center for Hospital-Based Specialties, said that fetal brain imaging published this week showing damage beyond microcephaly, include “critical” regions for proper fetal brain development.

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