A #saliva test taken by #parents to screen for the leading infectious cause of #hearing loss in #babies, congenital cytomegalovirus (#cCMV), is feasible & well-received, a new study led by #MCRI finds. Valerie Sung Read more: mcri.edu.au/news/test-scre… #newborn #childhealth

When Victoria Cottrell’s son didn’t pass his #newborn #hearing screening tests she thought the reason was genetic. She is deaf in one ear and assumed #hearingloss had been passed onto her son. But a diagnosis of #cCMV caught her off guard. Read her story: mcri.edu.au/users/murdoch-…