Zika-Linked Microcephaly In El Salvador

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Minister of Health Violeta Menjivar, reported that in the country have seen an increase in cases of microcephaly and, at the same time confirmed the first event of the birth of a baby suffering from this disease and is related to the virus Zica.

 

http://elblog.com/noticias/registro-30859.html

 

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Confirms first case of microcephaly by zika

Tuesday 14, Jun, 2016 24:05 

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The authorities of the National Health confirmed the first case of microcephaly by zika. The headlines said that childbirth is a mother of 20-year-old in the department of La Paz.

Minister of Health Violeta Menjivar, explained that although only confirmed one case zika, is expected in the coming days will confirm more, because the births of infected women since last November, are planned for the coming months .

 

Menjívar reported that this year 48 cases of microcephaly and counted in newborns, which means an increase from the 38 cases reported throughout 2015.

 

Official data show that this year three babies have died by microcephaly, and total cases, 18 are due to conditions outside the zika. The remaining cases will be sent a sample to international laboratories for diagnosis.

 

 

The authorities explained that there are a total of 274 pregnant women who presented symptoms of zika so they are under observation, of these 43 percent and gave birth without any inconvenience.

 

Holders warned that cases of zika still trending downward, as in the last week only 50 diagnoses were recorded

 

The Government attributed this decline to the national prevention effort, which joined 261 mayoralties.

The representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carlos Garzón, reported that El Salvador already has all the requirements laboratory to diagnose with certainty the zika.

 

However, Garzon said that as part of international protocol, in the country only 3% of cases of pregnant take laboratory testing.

 

Garzon said that PAHO has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars and a great support to the country since increased cases of zika last November.

http://www.informatvx.com/confirman-primer-caso-de-microcefalia-por-zika/

 

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MC Map updated with La Paz location

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Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:51pm EDT

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El Salvador says confirms first case of microcephaly linked to Zika

 

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El Salvador confirmed on Tuesday its first case of microcephaly in a baby linked to the Zika virus, the health ministry said.

"Year-to-date 48 cases of microcephaly have been reported, of which one has been determined to be due to Zika," Health Minister Violeta Menjivar told reporters.

U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies. The World Health Organization has said there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can also cause Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological syndrome that causes temporary paralysis in adults.

The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light last fall in Brazil, which has now confirmed more than 1,400 cases of microcephaly that it considers to be related to Zika infections in the mothers.

 

(Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-elsalvador-idUSKCN0Z02M0

 

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El Salvador confirms first Zika-linked birth defect

June 15, 2016

El Salvador on Tuesday confirmed its first case of microcephaly in a baby that was linked to a Zika infection in the mother.

Microcephaly is a birth defect that causes an abnormally small head and deformed brain.

Health Minister Violeta Menjivar said the infant was born in April to a family living in the country's central La Paz province, and the Zika connection was proved "a short while ago."

Zika, a virus typically carried by mosquitos, was first detected in the Central American country in November and 10,476 cases of infection have been recorded.

Among them, the health ministry counted 274 pregnant women suspected to have been infected with Zika. Of those, 118 gave birth to babies without microcephaly.

Menjivar noted that cases of babies with microcephaly believed caused by Zika have also occurred in countries including Brazil, Colombia, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico and the United States.

Abortion is illegal in El Salvador, a predominantly Christian country.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-el-salvador-zika-linked-birth-defect.html