Thailand’s first two confirmed cases of babies with abnormal heads from Zika virus

The Public Health Ministry on Friday announced Thailand’s first two confirmed cases of babies born with smaller than normal heads as a result of Zika virus infection during pregnancy.

The Zika virus monitoring committee of the Diseases Control Department said that the two babies have hearing problem and experience muscle contraction and, therefore, are kept under close watch to follow up their developments.

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Thai PBS

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