Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus causes miscarriage

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 08:07 in Health & Medicine

The mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus has been linked to miscarriage in humans. A study of 130 pregnant Sudanese women with fever showed that the risk of miscarriage was seven times greater if the woman was infected with Rift Valley fever virus.

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