Zika Link To Severe Birth Defects Confirmed

The Zika virus, which has swept through large parts of South America, causes microcephaly and other severe birth defects, US scientists have confirmed.There have been growing fears the mosquito-borne disease was linked to such conditions, including in the worst-hit country Brazil.
But until now, many experts have been cautious about making a definitive connection.
This was despite a surge in the number of cases of Zika in pregnant women, and babies being born with abnormally small heads and brains - the microcephaly condition.
Dr Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said there was enough evidence for the confirmed finding.