o'dell owens knows the problem quite well. he's not alone. heidi malott/children's "the majority of kids that are physically abused are abused at the hands of a non-related caregiver - so, a mother's boyfriend." that's what she's seeing... in this office at cincinnati children's hospital sound of door closing ...a majority of the 500 kids they see who are physically abused each year... follow this disturbing pattern. heidi malott/children's reporter: "how many, would you say if you number on it, involve an unrelated male heidi malott: "i would say 75% involve an unrelated male caregiver." county job and family services awareness issue... when 35% of came from an unrelated male moira weir/hamco "we said, 'this is a problem.' we were average in terms of at the hands of the mother's boyfriend." not much has changed today. since 2010, hamilton county jfs records show... children killed by a mother's boyfriend in hamilton county... is now at 33 percent. o'dell owens "i think part of it is that they're not bonded to that chil

o'dell owens "i would say to women don't go. don't put yourself at risk if you're in the high-risk category." it's believed there's a connection between the virus and a birth defect leading to babies born with abnormally small heads... since october... this has happened to 4-thousand babies in brazil. o'dell owens "these babies are born with small heads, small some can live, i guess, as long as 35 years, but with a lot of care." at st. elizabeth in edgewood - they've taken calls from those curious about travel amid these concerns. health officials think it's only a matter of time before the virus shows up here. patty burns reporter: "there's a good chance that somebody in the tri- state is going to end up infected?" patty: "absolutely - if they aren't already. they may not even know it." concern in travelers is high... olympics in brazil. at cvg. they're paying attention to developments of the virus infecting travelers. there's much more about this virus online right now at fox19 now dot com. live tonight... ben katko... fox19 n