National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)'s just released study findings show that 15.6 per cent of the 533 people whose blood samples were tested have Zika virus.
Presenting the institute's achievements over the year, NIMR Director General, Dr Mwele Malecela, said in Dar es Salaam the study also discovered that out of 80 toddlers born with physical disabilities, 43.8 per cent were traced with the virus. NIMR conducted the study in partnership with Bugando Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, she said.
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