Confirmed Zika Cases In Mexico Increase To 160

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Zika cases increase in Mexico; Chiapas and Oaxaca states most affected

Photo of a mosquito Aedes aegypti, suspected of causing zika virus under a microscope in the Fiocruz Institute of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2016. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana, File)

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Zika cases increase in Mexico; Chiapas and Oaxaca states most affected

 

Until 18 March have confirmed 160 indigenous cases of Zika virus infection in Mexico, 30 of them in pregnant women, according to the latest report from the Department of Epidemiology.

From 11 to 18 March, total cases increased from 151 to 160 and infections in pregnant women increased from 25 to 30.

Chiapas and Oaxaca account for 88 percent of cases, with 82 confirmed and 59, respectively infections.

Guerrero have been reported in seven cases, in Nuevo Leon and Jalisco four two; entities that have submitted only one case are Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatan.

 

Of infected pregnant women, 24 reside in Chiapas, five in Oaxaca and Veracruz.

The incubation period of the virus is 3 to 12 days and the symptoms can last between 4 and 7 days.

A person infected with Zika virus may have a fever, headache, conjunctivitis, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, yet only one in four infected people develop symptoms.

Since the Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and there is no vaccine, the Health Department recommends placing screens on doors and windows, use repellent and clothing that covers extremities and remove water containers that can serve as breeding grounds for the insect.

According to the latest epidemiological report of the WHO in 33 countries of America have indigenous cases of Zika and most of the infections has occurred in the age group of 20-49 years.

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