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March 17, 2017  |  By Ligia Murray In Home postings, News

Placenta more vulnerable to Zika in early pregnancy

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Researchers found that during the first trimester of gestation the placenta produces genes encoding proteins which the Zika virus finds a favorable biological environment for infection.

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