Breaking News: First Zika-linked Birth Defects Detected in Colombia

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BREAKING NEWS First Zika-linked birth defects detected in Colombia Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images Researchers have found Colombia's first cases of birth defects linked to the Zika virus, Nature has learned. Colombian researchers hope that plans put in place to closely monitor pregnant women can help to better establish the magnitude of the threat posed to fetuses by Zika. That is a crucial question that scientists have not so far been able to answer with the data from Brazil. Access the news article online. Register for updates from Nature   Share:  Facebook        Twitter        Google+        LinkedIn        StumbleUpon        Digg As a registered user of Nature Publishing Group's Web sites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails please unsubscribe here or to edit your Nature Publishing Group email services please click here to modify your account (Log in to be recognised as a Nature.com registrant). For further information on technical assistance | print subscriptions | other enquiries. Nature Publishing Group | Principal offices: London | New York and Tokyo and offices in cities worldwide including Basingstoke | Boston | Buenos Aires | Delhi | Madrid | Melbourne | Mexico City | Munich | Paris | San Francisco | Sao Paulo | Seoul | Shanghai and Washington DC. Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Nature Publishing Group | One New York Plaza, Suite 4500 | New York | NY 10004-1562 | US © 2016 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.