Birth defect risk prompts SA Health to recheck virus test

SA Health has been forced to check the results of 2,076 tests used to screen for a virus which can cause birth defects after a worldwide recall of the testing kits.

Manufacturer Siemens issued a recall of the kits used to screen for cytomegalovirus (CMV) after it was revealed there was a risk they could have been producing false-negative results.

CMV is similar to glandular fever and rarely causes any noticeable symptoms or serious health problems.

But if a woman catches the virus while pregnant and it is passed onto the unborn baby, there is a risk of the child being born with a disability.

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