Confirmed Microcephaly Cases In Brazil Increase To 641

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Health investigates 4,222 suspected cases of microcephaly in the country

They are being investigated all cases of microcephaly and other disorders of the central nervous system, including the possible relationship with the Zika virus and other congenital infections

The Ministry of Health and the states investigating 4,222 suspected cases of microcephaly across the country.This represents 71.5% of reported cases. The new report released on Tuesday (1st) also points to 1,046 notifications have been discarded and 641 confirmed for microcephaly and other nervous system disorders, suggestive of congenital infection. In all, 5,909 suspected cases of microcephaly were recorded until 27 February.

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Health investigates 4,222 suspected cases of microcephaly in the country

They are being investigated all cases of microcephaly and other disorders of the central nervous system, including the possible relationship with the Zika virus and other congenital infections

The Ministry of Health and the states investigating 4,222 suspected cases of microcephaly across the country.This represents 71.5% of reported cases. The new report released on Tuesday (1st) also points to 1,046 notifications have been discarded and 641 confirmed for microcephaly and other nervous system disorders, suggestive of congenital infection. In all, 5,909 suspected cases of microcephaly were recorded until 27 February.

The 641 confirmed cases occurred in 250 municipalities located in 15 Brazilian states: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Pará, Rondônia, Goiás, Mato Grosso South and Rio Grande do Sul. Already 1,046 cases were discarded because of normal examinations or submit microcefalias and / or changes in the central nervous system by an infectious causes.

It should be noted that the Ministry of Health 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 can be caused by various infectious agents beyond Zika as Syphilis, Toxoplasmosis, Other Infectious Agents, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Viral.

According to the report, the 5,909 cases reported since the beginning of the investigation on 22 October last year - were recorded in 1,143 municipalities in 25 Brazilian states. The Northeast region has 81% of reported cases, and Pernambuco continues with the greatest number of cases that remain under investigation (1672), followed by the states of Bahia (817), Paraíba (810), Rio Grande do Norte (383), Ceará (352), Rio de Janeiro (261), Alagoas (222), Sergipe (192) and Maranhao (192).

In all, 139 deaths were reported by microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system after birth (stillbirth) or during pregnancy (miscarriage or stillbirth). Of these, 31 were confirmed to microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system. Other research continue 96 and 12 have been discarded.

Of the total confirmed cases of microcephaly, 82 were reported by specific laboratory criteria for Zika virus.However, the Ministry of Health 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, whose final diagnosis was microcephaly.

To date, are with indigenous circulation of Zika virus 22 Brazilian states: Goiás, Minas Gerais, Federal District, Mato Grosso do Sul, Roraima, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Maranhao, Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Paraná.

ORIENTATION - The Ministry of Health advises pregnant women to adopt measures to reduce the presence of Aedes aegypti, with the elimination of breeding sites , and protect themselves from mosquito exposure, keeping doors and closed or screened windows, wear pants and shirt sleeve and use repellents allowed for pregnant women.

Distribution of reported cases of microcephaly by UF until February 27, 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	4,222	641	1,046	5,909
Alagoas	92	30	100	222
Bahia	603	136	78	817
Ceará	271	33	48	352
Maranhão	148	25	19	192
Paraíba	441	63	306	810
Pernambuco	1,232	215	225	1,672
Piauí	77	46	15	138
large northern river	281	77	25	383
Sergipe	180	0	12	192
Northeast	3,325	625	828	4,778
Holy Spirit	69	3	8	80
Minas Gerais	28	0	39	67
Rio de Janeiro	255	two	4	261
Sao Paulo	125 * 5	0	41	166
Southeast region	477	5	92	574
Acre	24	0	0	24
Amapá	No registry	No registry	No registry	No registry
Amazon	7	0	0	7
For	15	1	0	16
Rondônia	6	two	3	11
Roraima	13	0	0	13
Tocantins	99	0	17	116
North region	164	3	20	187
Federal district	8	0	18	26
Goiás	79	6	14	99
Mato Grosso	125	0	52	177
Mato Grosso do Sul	6	1	5	12
Midwest region	218	7	89	314
Paraná	3	0	15	18
Santa Catarina	0	0	1	1
Rio Grande do Sul	35	1	1	37
South region	38	1	17	56

 

Source: Health Departments of the States and the Federal District (updated data until 02/27/2016).

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 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 were confirmed 82 cases by specific laboratory criteria for Zika (PCR and serology technique) virus.

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

* 5 As stated by the Epidemiological Surveillance Center "Prof. Alexandre Vranjac ", the State Secretary of Health of São Paulo, 125 cases are under investigation for congenital infection. Of these, 29 are possibly associated with infection by Zika virus, but have not yet been finalized investigations.

Source: Health Departments of the States and the Federal District (updated data until 02/27/2016).

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Brazil: 82 microcephaly cases confirmed by Zika infection

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The number of confirmed cases of severe cranial malformations in newborns in Brazil continues to grow. In 82 cases, microcephaly authorities were able to show a mother Zika infection.

The confirmed cases of cranial malformations in babies whose mothers became infected with the Zika virus during pregnancy, have doubled in Brazil in the past two weeks. In 82 of 641 microcephaly cases Zika-infection is in the mothers have been detected, said the Ministry of Health. Two weeks ago, the figure was 41 confirmed cases.

The authorities suspect that the majority of microcephaly births preceded the mother a Zika disease. Currently, 4222 more suspected cases of cranial malformations are investigated. Among the 641 registered since October 2015 microcephaly cases so far 139 babies died from the serious defect. Normally there is a year in Brazil around 150 cases of microcephaly.

A suspected microcephaly there when the baby comes with a head circumference of 32 centimeters or less to the world.

It is still the suspicion that the Zika virus can cause the skull malformation and thus mental retardation in babies, but not definitively proven. It run scientific research on the suspected relationship. As secured, however, that the virus which cause severe nerve disease called Guillain-Barré syndrome can.

Condoms for safety

The Zika virus has been detected in about 40 countries, mainly in South America, Brazil is the most affected. The number of Zika infections is estimated there to 1.5 million. The virus is spread primarily by diurnal mosquitoes. Healthy develop flu-like symptoms, such as mild fever generally. Even rash and red eyes occur.Anyone who has ever been infected, is immune to the virus.

Pregnant women in non-Zika areas recommends the US health authority CDC currently as a precautionary measure to use condoms or avoid sex if their partner was in a recent Zika infection area.Even Pope Francis announced that women given the risk of Zika transmission should use contraceptives.

British researchers had previously reported that they had recently been established the pathogen 62 days after infection in the semen of a man.In addition, earlier in the week that was first transmitted through sexual contact case in France known. A woman had been infected with her partner, who had recently returned from a trip to Brazil. But she is not pregnant, fortunately.

http://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/diagnose/zika-virus-82-mikrozephalie-faelle-nach-infektion-bestaetigt-a-1080226.html