Brazilian researchers found Zika may be linked to the vector-borne infection, which may lead to arthrogryposis in infants, according to International Business Times.
Here are four notes:
1. Arthrogryposis, a condition causing joint malformation, is considered rare and has only impacted 3,000 infants. The condition usually affects infants who do not move around inside their mother's womb.
2. Brazilian researchers have reported arthrogryposis in seven infants in the country so far, but researcher Dr. Vanessa van der Linden asserts the condition is only one part of "congenital Zika virus syndrome." Other components include visual and hearing impairment.
3. The news of the possible link follows other troubling Zika cases including the first Zika-related death in Texas.
4. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently visited Miami to campaign for more agency Zika funding, testing, treatment and research, The New York Times reported.
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