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Rate of birth defects in the United States potentially related to Zika virus in 2016

Number of cases of infants and fetuses with birth defects potentially related to Zika virus in the U.S. in 2016 (per 1,000 live births)

The data describes the prevalence of birth defects among infants and fetuses in the United States potentially related to Zika virus infections in 2016. In that year, it was estimated that brain abnormalities or microcephaly related to the Zika virus affected 1.5 out of every 1,000 live births.

Brain abnormalities or microcephaly	1.5
Neural tube defects and other early brain malformations	0.6
Eye abnormalities	0.27
Consequences of CNS dysfunction^	0.68

Rate of birth defects in the United States potentially related to Zika virus in 2016

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