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Children with extra small head not a curse, witchcraft  

Microcephaly is caused by alcohol abuse during pregnancy, malnutrition, radiation or mercury. [Courtesy]

After Dorothy Achieng gave birth to her daughter 15 years ago, she woke up and found nurses staring at her with unusual curiosity.

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