Confirmed Microcephaly Cases In Brazil Increase To 1434

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Registration Date: 05/24/2016 18:05:40 the amended 05/24/2016 18:05:57 the

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Microcephaly: Ministry of Health confirmed 1,434 cases in the country

The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday (24), the Report of Epidemiological microcephaly related to week 20 of this year, until 21 May. The new report confirms 1,434 cases of microcephaly and other nervous system disorders, suggestive of congenital infection throughout the country. The report gathers information sent weekly by state health departments. In total, they reported 7,623 suspected cases since the beginning of the investigation, in October 2015, and 3,257 remain under investigation. Other 2,932 were discarded because of normal tests, or because they have microcephaly and or malformations confirmed because no infectious or do not meet the case definition. The 1,434 confirmed cases in Brazil occurred in 517 municipalities located in 25 states of the federation. Of these cases, 208 were confirmed by specific laboratory criteria for Zika virus. The Ministry of Health, however, points out that this figure does not represent adequately the total number of cases related to the virus. The folder considers that there was infection Zika most of the mothers who had babies with a final diagnosis of microcephaly. In relation to deaths in the same period, there were 285 suspected deaths of microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system after delivery or during pregnancy (miscarriage or stillbirth) in the country. Of these, 60 were confirmed to microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system. Other 187 are still under investigation and 38 were discarded. The Ministry of Health says it is investigating all cases of microcephaly and other disorders of the central nervous system, informed by the states, and the possible relationship with the Zika virus and other congenital infections. Microcephaly may be caused by, various infectious agents beyond Zika as Syphilis, Toxoplasmosis, Other Infectious Agents, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Viral. The folder guides pregnant women adopt measures to reduce the presence of Aedes aegypti, the elimination of breeding, and protect themselves from mosquito exposure, keeping doors and windows closed or screened, wear pants and long sleeved shirts and use repellents allowed to pregnant women.










 

Distribution of reported cases of microcephaly by UF until May 21, 2016

Regions and Federative Units	Microcephaly cases and / or malformations suggestive of congenital infection			Total accumulated 1of reported cases from 2015 to 2016
	research	confirmed 2.3	discarded 4
Brazil	3,257	1,434	2,932	7,623
Alagoas	69	70	155	294
Bahia	646	247	210	1,103
Ceará	210	102	174	486
Maranhão	77	126	54	257
Paraíba	313	129	439	881
Pernambuco	541	359	1,068	1,968
Piauí	15	82	70	167
large northern river	264	108	53	425
Sergipe	142	50	39	231
Northeast	2,277	1,273	2,262	5,812
Holy Spirit	86	11	45	142
Minas Gerais	54	3	55	112
Rio de Janeiro	271	61	114	446
Sao Paulo	186	8	112	306
Southeast region	597	83	326	1,006
Acre	21	0	17	38
Amapá	two	7	1	10
Amazon	11	4	5	20
For	29	1	0	30
Rondônia	4	4	7	15
Roraima	9	8	7	24
Tocantins	96	8	33	137
North region	172	32	70	274
Federal district	two	5	34	41
Goiás	68	14	52	134
Mato Grosso	109	15	93	217
Mato Grosso do Sul	two	two	14	18
Midwest region	181	36	193	410
Paraná	6	4	27	37
Santa Catarina	1	1	4	6
Rio Grande do Sul	23	5	50	78
South region	30	10	81	121

Source: Health Departments of the States and the Federal District (updated data until 05/21/2016). 

1. Cumulative number of reported cases that met the definition of previous operating case (33 cm), and the definitions adopted in Surveillance Protocol (from 12/09/2015) that defined the Head Circumference 32 cm for newborns to 37 or more weeks of gestation and other protocol definitions. 

2. Present typical changes: indicative of congenital infection, such as intracranial calcifications, dilation of cerebral ventricles or changes in posterior fossa and other clinical signs observed by any imaging method or identification of Zika virus in laboratory tests. 

3. 208 cases were confirmed by specific laboratory criteria for Zika virus (PCR and serology technique). 

4. Discarded have normal exams by presenting microcephaly and / or congenital malformations confirmed by non - infectious causes or does not meet the case definitions.

1. As reported by the Epidemiological Surveillance Center "Prof. Alexandre Vranjac ", the State Secretary of Health of São Paulo 186 cases are under investigation for congenital infection. Of these, 40 are possibly associated with infection by Zika virus, but have not yet been finalized investigations.
2. 01 confirmed case of microcephaly Virus Zika in newborn with suspected infection site in another UF.

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