Zika Virus Epidemic in Brazil. II. Post-Mortem Analyses of Neonates with Microcephaly, Stillbirths, and Miscarriage.
Raimunda S S AzevedoMarialva T AraujoConsuelo S OliveiraArnaldo Jorge Martins FilhoBruno T D NunesDaniele F HenriquesEliana V P SilvaValéria L CarvalhoJannifer O ChiangLívia C MartinsBarbara C B VasconcelosJorge R SousaFernanda Montenegro C AraujoFernanda Montenegro Carvalho de AraújoAndrezza R P CastroMaria G L de QueirozMariana P VerottiMárcio R T NunesAna C R CruzSueli G RodriguesPei-Yong ShiJuarez Antonio Simões QuaresmaRobert B TeshPedro F C VasconcelosPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2018)
Data from these 12 cases provide strong evidence of the causal relationship between ZIKV and congenital disease in fetuses of women who were infected with the virus during pregnancy.