MOH announces new monitoring programme on infants of Zika-infected mums

Published: 03 Jan 2017

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Infants of Zika-infected mothers will be monitored through a new programme set up by MOH to study Zika-related developmental problems, advance medical knowledge on the virus and address the risk of microcephaly in babies while in the womb. Prof Arijit Biswas shares that the monitoring will include vision and hearing tests, and suspected cases will be referred for further evaluation and treatment.


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