A new report from Brazil raises questions about whether the Zika virus can continue to damage an infected infant's brain after birth.
An infant in Sao Paulo whose mother was infected late in her second trimester was born without any visible birth defects. But testing showed the baby had Zikavirus in his blood; the virus remained in his system for at least a couple of months.
At six months, it became apparent that the child had suffered Zika-related brain damage. He had severe muscle contractions — a common sign of brain damage — on one side of his body.
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