CNS infections: Mouse studies confirm the link between Zika virus infection and microcephaly (Nature Clinical Practice Neurology)

Epidemiological data from the current Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Brazil have linked ZIKV infection in pregnancy with increased risk of microcephaly, but direct evidence for ZIKV-associated neurodevelopmental alterations has been absent. Now, two studies in mice show that the virus can infect the neural