Brazil

Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz has release a full Zika sequence, Rio-U1, from urine collected from a Rio de Janeiro patient on Jan 14,2016 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KU926309

Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz has released a full sequence from a Rio de Janiero patient isolated from saliva, Rio-S1, collected Jan 29, 2016.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KU926310

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Rio de Janeiro — Preliminary Reporthttp://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1602412

REPORT CARD Ministry of Health investigated 4,293 cases of microcephaly It has been confirmed 907 cases of microcephaly and other nervous system disorders, suggestive of congenital infection. Other 1,471 cases were disposedThe Ministry of Health is investigating 4,293 suspected cases of microcephaly and other nervous system disorders, suggestive of congenital infection. Cases already analyzed, 907 were confirmed and 1,471 discarded. Since the beginning of the investigation have been reported 6,671 suspected cases of microcephaly. Data from epidemiological report from the Ministry of Health are sent weekly by the state departments of Health and were closed on Saturday, Mar…

Microcephaly risk associated with zika is 14% in Brazil, study findsVIRUS ZIKA| 18 MAR 2016 4:24 PM|EFE2 0 0G +0 TOKIO. Researchers at Tokyo University say infected by the virus zika in early stages of pregnancy may increase the risk that the fetus develop microcephaly up by more than 14 percent in Brazil. This means that one in seven pregnant South American country would risk associated with microcephaly transmit infection to the baby, notes the research led by Professor Hiroshi Nishiura collected today by public broadcaster NHK. Microcephaly, a condition associated with a reduction in the size of the skull and brain, usually affects 2 out of every 10,000 births in Europ…

New tool helps predict waves of babies with birth defects due to ZikaFELIPE DANA/AP By HELEN BRANSWELL @HelenBranswell MARCH 3, 2016 TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmailPrint Anew study may add weight to the coalescing belief that the Zika virus is most dangerous to a developing fetus in the first trimester and early in the second. The analysis, by scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, used data from a Zika outbreak in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia to determine when during pregnancy Zika-infected mothers who gave birth to children with abnormally small heads likely contracted the virus. The scientists also used the Bahia data to design a…

Maria G. Teixeira, Maria da Conceição N. Costa, Wanderson K. de Oliveira, Marilia Lavocat Nunes, and Laura C. Rodrigues. The Epidemic of Zika Virus–Related Microcephaly in Brazil: Detection, Control, Etiology, and Future Scenarios. American Journal of Public Health: April 2016, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 601-605.doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303113 Accepted on: Feb 3, 2016 The Epidemic of Zika Virus–Related Microcephaly in Brazil: Detection, Control, Etiology, and Future Scenarios http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303113

Since Oct. 22, when reporting microcephaly became obligatory in Brazil, there have been a total of 745 confirmed microcephaly cases, the ministry said. Lab testing has confirmed the presence of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in 88 of those cases so far.Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/brazil-releases-new-figures-on-zika-cases-20160309-01174#ixzz42V68aufk

Increase in Reported Prevalence of Microcephaly in Infants Born to Women Living in Areas with Confirmed Zika Virus Transmission During the First Trimester of Pregnancy — Brazil, 2015Early Release / March 8, 2016 / 65 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6509e2er.htm?s_cid=mm6509e2er_w

Volume 22, Number 5—May 2016ResearchProjecting Month of Birth for At-Risk Infants after Zika Virus Disease Outbreakshttp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/16-0290_article

Evandro Chagas Institute has released a full Zika sequence, BeH823339, at Genbank. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KU729217 This sequence matches a sequence, ZikV|NA|BeH823343|Brazil_Ceara_microcephaly|18-11-2015 cited as from a microcephaly case in Ceara as described here http://virological.org/t/zika-virus-in-the-americas-early-epidemiological-and-genetic-findings/220

Zika virus found in the saliva of common (Culex) mosquito http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=574953&idFC=2016

http://www.nature.com/news/first-zika-linked-birth-defects-detected-in-colombia-1.19502

Registration Date: 03/01/2016 19:03:45 the amended 03/01/2016 19:03:30 theINQUIRE Health investigates 4,222 suspected cases of microcephaly in the countryThey 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 co…

Evandro Chagas Institute has released a full Zika sequence, BeH828305, at Genbank. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/ku729218 This sequence matches a sequence, ZIkV|NA|BeH818305|Brazil_Maranhao|02-06-2015 cited as from a fatal case in Maranhao as described here http://virological.org/t/zika-virus-in-the-americas-early-epidemiological-and-genetic-findings/220

Woman contracts Zika 2 miles from Olympic Park, as concern for Games grows Martin Rogers, USA TODAY Sports11:51 p.m. EST February 25, 2016 USA Today Sports travels across Brazil and finds out what action is being taken to combat Zika and its potential heartbreaking complications. USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Andre Penner, AP) 137CONNECTTWEET 1LINKEDIN 17COMMENTEMAILMORERIO DE JANEIRO – Organizers of the 2016 Olympics are facing an uphill task in their bid to convince the international sports community that the Games will be spared the effects of the mysteriousZika virus. Concerns over Zika, carried by the Aedes aegyptimosquito and thought to cause defects in newborns, have do…

Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise Manoel Sarno,Gielson A. Sacramento,Ricardo Khouri,Mateus S. do Rosário,Federico Costa,Gracinda Archanjo,Luciane A. Santos,Nivison Nery Jr.,Nikos Vasilakis,Albert I. Ko ,Antonio R. P. de Almeida Published: February 25, 2016DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004517 http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/authors?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0004517

Number of confirmed cases of microcephaly in Brazil rises to 5834UOL's in Sao Paulo 02/23/2016 17h3 http://noticias.uol.com.br/saude/ultimas-noticias/redacao/2016/02/23/numero-de-casos-confirmados-de-microcefalia-no-brasil-sobe-para-583.htm

Microcephaly cases with radiological confirmation of infection increase to 508,of which 494 are in Northeast Region http://portalsaude.saude.gov.br/images/pdf/2016/fevereiro/17/coes-microcefalia-inf-epi-13-se06-2016.pdf

Detection and sequencing of Zika virus from amniotic fluid of fetuses with microcephaly in Brazil: a case studyGuilherme Calvet, PhD*, Renato S Aguiar, PhD*, Adriana S O Melo, PhD, Simone A Sampaio, BSc, Ivano de Filippis, PhD,Allison Fabri, BSc, Eliane S M Araujo, BSc, Patricia C de Sequeira, PhD, Marcos C L de Mendonça, PhD, Louisi de Oliveira, PhD, Diogo A Tschoeke, PhD, Carlos G Schrago, PhD, Fabiano L Thompson, PhD, Patricia Brasil, PhD, Flavia B dos Santos, PhD, Rita M R Nogueira, PhD, Prof Amilcar Tanuri, PhD†, Dr Ana M B de Filippis, PhD†*Contributed equally†Contributed equallyPublished Online: 17 February 2016 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS…

January 27 update http://combateaedes.saude.gov.br/noticias/244-ministerio-da-saude-investiga-3-448-casos-suspeitos-de-microcefalia

LISTEN UP02.16.16 12:01 AM ETDoctor: Zika Virus Likely Causing Brain Damage Worse Than What You’re ToldWilliam Dobyns studied five children stricken with the virus and found the most severe cases of birth defects he’s seen in 30 years—defects he has seen from another virus before.http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/16/doctor-zika-virus-likely-causing-brain-damage-worse-than-what-you-re-told.html

Zika Virus Associated with Microcephaly - NEJM http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1600651?query=featured_home#t=articleTop

Notes from the Field: Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Brain and Placental Tissues from Two Congenitally Infected Newborns and Two Fetal Losses — Brazil, 2015Early Release / February 10, 2016 / 65(06);1–2 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6506e1er.htm?s_cid=mm6506e1er_e