/ Infant health Content for °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ en /health/news/zika-infection-pregnant-macaques-slows-fetal-growth <p><span><span><span>Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ, Davis. The work, published Oct. 25 in Science Translational Medicine, has implications for both humans exposed to Zika virus and for other viruses that can cross the placenta, including SARS-CoV2, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. </span></span></span></p> October 25, 2023 - 11:00am Andy Fell /health/news/zika-infection-pregnant-macaques-slows-fetal-growth