Zika Microcephaly/Fetal Brain Disruption Sequence

The first case of microcephaly was confirmed yesterday. This is a 36 year-old resident Cayenne.It has not consulted during the first trimester of her pregnancy. She came to the hospital for the first time in early April, at 20 weeks of pregnancy. She then received a complete balance sheet, as at first consultation (an ultrasound and a blood test are provided for each quarter). She wore no symptoms of the virus; but the first blood test revealed that she had been in contact with the zika. http://www.franceguyane.fr/actualite/education-sante-environnement/premier-cas-de-microcephalie-298948.php

The Ministry of Health of Spain confirmed the existence in the country of a second case of cerebral malformation in the fetus of a pregnant infected zika . This is a woman who contracted the virus in Latin America and, after hearing the diagnosis, applied for voluntary termination of pregnancy, as stated in the update of a report of Health on the rapid assessment of the risk of virus transmission. Both in this case as in the first detected, known on May 5 in the region of Catalonia (northeast), fetuses had "congenital abnormalities related to an infectious cause." in the first, the pregnant woman was infected zika during a trip to Latin America . In the second, the affect…

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

Table 3. Countries, territories and areas reporting microcephaly and /or CNS malformation cases potentially associated with Zika virus infection Reporting country or territory Number of microcephaly and /or CNS malformation cases suggestive of congenital infections or potentially associated with a Zika virus infection Probable location of infection Brazil 15516 Brazil Cabo Verde 6 Cabo Verde Colombia 7 Colombia French Polynesia 8 French Polynesia Marshall Islands 1 Marshall Islands Martinique 4 7 Martinique Panama 5 Panama Puerto Rico 1 Puerto Rico Slovenia8 1 Brazil Spain 1 Colombia United States of America9,10 2 Brazil; Mexico, Belize or Guatemala (undetermined) http:/…

A Spanish woman who caught Zika while travelling in South America has discovered her unborn baby has microcephaly. The unnamed woman, from Catalonia, was told her baby has several abnormalities at her 20-week scan. Today, the country's Health Ministry confirmed it was Spain's first case. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3576711/Spain-gets-case-Zika-related-brain-defect-foetus.html#ixzz47sdhGxVB

Defining the syndrome associated with congenital Zika virus infectionAnthony Costello a, Tarun Dua b, Pablo Duran c, Metin Gülmezoglu d, Olufemi T Oladapo d, William Perea e, João Pires f, Pilar Ramon-Pardo g, Nigel Rollins a & Shekhar Saxena ba. Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. b. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. c. Center For Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Montevideo, Uruguay. d. Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Wor…

The first baby with a Zika Virus-linked birth defect has been born in the Tri-State area.The baby girl was born Tuesday with Microcephaly, a condition where the child's brian and head are partially developed resulting in a smaller sized head.The mother is 31-years-old and contracted Zika virus while visiting Honduras.She delivered the baby while visiting the United States.Doctors report the baby also has intestinal and visual issues. http://abc7ny.com/health/first-baby-with-severe-birth-defect-due-to-zika-virus-born-in-new-jersey/1364671/

The "official" number of cited Zika pregnancy adverse neurological outcomes in the US is at two (live severe microcephaly birth in Hawaii ex-Brazil and District of Columbia ex-Guatemala termination after severe brain atrophy) as well as microcephaly termination in Puerto Rico. However, today's press release on asymptomatic Zika positive pregnancy cases noted that there were "less than a dozen" adverse outcomes, suggesting most adverse outcomes have not been made public.

According to the health minister he said, "in recent days and in collaboration with theCDC investigate what becomes the first case of a pregnancy where the fetusHe showed severe microcephaly and calcifications in the brain accompanied byZika wide presence of the virus. We know that this news we were waitingsometime. Having robust surveillance systems allowed us to detectthis case early. However, at the request of the family and honoring hisright to privacy, it will not be offering more detail thanwe are taking today. " http://www.salud.gov.pr/Prensa/Comunicados de Prensa/CP Zika 5 13 2016.pdf

Microcephaly case detected in Venezuela MAY 9, 2016ADMIN 0 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan doctors detected in the east of the country the case of a baby girl who was diagnosed with microcephaly, which may be related to the virus zika. In the remote northeastern town of Carupano in Sucre state, it was detected in the case of a person born on April 27 infant with microcephaly, told The Associated Press Elia Sanchez, president of the Venezuelan Society of Infectious Diseases. The AP asked the authorities to comment on the case, but no response so far. In addition to microcephaly, in which the baby is smaller than the normal head, the newborn has "dilatation of the cere…

New warnings on Zika linked neuropathologies presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Baltimore. https://www.pas-meeting.org/press-room

The Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies (ICGES) reported that in the country there have been four cases of microcephaly, which have some relation to the Zika virus. Juan Miguel Pascale, deputy director of ICGES, said that of all cases have been confirmed three, while one is still being investigated. He said that the latter was recorded in the Hospital San Miguel Arcangel, San Miguelito. "In Panama they have been reported three confirmed cases of microcephaly and one of them died. Although the loss was caused by multiple malformations, is associated with the Zika virus, "he reiterated. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said they are investigating the data, and today …

Microcephaly and other fetal malformations potentially associated with Zika virus infection or suggestive of congenital infection have been reported in Brazil (1046 cases), Cabo Verde (two cases), Colombia (seven cases), French Polynesia (eight cases), Martinique (three cases) and Panama (one case). Two additional cases, each linked to a stay in Brazil, were detected in the United States of America and Slovenia.http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/7-april-2016/en/

"The National Institute of Health confirmed Friday two cases of microcephaly associated with zika in the department of Santander," the health department secretary, Claudia Amaya. In both cases Santander joins another in the department of Cundinamarca (center) and one more in Norte de Santander (northeast). https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/suben-cuatro-casos-microcefalia-asociados-zika-colombia-010000324.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

"Colombia confirmed first two cases of microcephaly associated with zika "she said health ministry in a statement. of 33 cases of microcephaly reported," 18 completed their analysis, 16 have been dismissed, two have been confirmed in residents of Norte de Santander (1) and Cundinamarca ( 1), in the meantime are still 15 under study , "said the text, quoting the deputy minister of Public Health and Health Services Delivery Fernando Ruiz. http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/dos-primeros-casos-de-microcefalia-asociados-a-zika/469396

"Colombia confirmed first two cases of microcephaly associated with zika "she said health ministry in a statement. of 33 cases of microcephaly reported," 18 completed their analysis, 16 have been dismissed, two have been confirmed in residents of Norte de Santander (1) and Cundinamarca ( 1), in the meantime are still 15 under study , "said the text, quoting the deputy minister of Public Health and Health Services Delivery Fernando Ruiz. http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/dos-primeros-casos-de-microcefalia-asociados-a-zika/469396

Microcephaly and other fetal malformations have been reported in Brazil (944 cases), Cabo Verde (two cases), Colombia (32 cases), French Polynesia (eight cases), Martinique (one case) and Panama (one case). Two additional cases, linked to a stay in Brazil, were detected in the United States of America and Slovenia.http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/31-march-2016/en/

Health Minister of France, Marisol Touraine said today RMC radio that there is a "strong suspicion" of a case of microcephaly connected to Zika virus on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean. It would be the first case of microcephaly in France, an anomaly is suspected to have been caused by Zika, a virus transmitted by mosquito that has spread throughout Latin America. Marisol Touraine said 130 pregnant women were diagnosed with the Zika virus in the Caribbean, including Martinique and French Guiana."For one, we have elements that lead us to believe that the baby developed microcephaly and microcephaly is directly linked to their infection with the Zika virus," sai…

Panama recently reported a newborn with microcephaly and occipital encephalocoele (neural tube defect) who died a few hours after birth and tested positive for Zika virus by RT-PCR. http://who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/24-march-2016/en/

First case of microcephaly due to Zika virusby RFIPublished on 03.04.2016 Changed 04/03/2016 at 18:37The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the zika virus transmitter.Marvin Recinos / AFPA link between the first case of microcephaly in newly born in Cape Verde and the Zika virus was confirmed after testing. The tests have confirmed a link between the first case of the child who was born with microcephaly in Cape Verde and the Zika virus. The results of these tests, which continue in a virology laboratory in Praia, will only be announced after the completion of the analysis, but the Health Minister Cristina Fontes Lima, advanced to press the samples analyzed mother and child show…

Patient B. In January 2016, a pregnant woman in her 30s underwent laboratory testing for Zika virus infection. She reported a history of travel to a Zika-affected area at approximately 11–12 weeks’ gestation. One day after returning from travel, she developed fever, eye pain, and myalgia. The next day, she developed a rash. Serologic testing confirmed recent Zika virus infection. At approximately 20 weeks’ gestation, she underwent a fetal ultrasound that suggested absence of the corpus callosum, ventriculomegaly, and brain atrophy; subsequent fetal magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated severe brain atrophy. Amniocentesis was performed, and Zika virus RNA was detected by…

In mid-October 2015, a 25-year-old previously healthy European woman came to the Department of Perinatology at the University Medical Center in Ljubljana, Slovenia, because of assumed fetal anomalies. Since December 2013, she had lived and worked as a volunteer in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state. She had become pregnant at the end of February 2015. During the 13th week of gestation, she had become ill with high fever, which was followed by severe musculoskeletal and retroocular pain and an itching, generalized maculopapular rash. Since there was a ZIKV epidemic in the community, infection with the virus was suspected, but no virologic diagnostic testing wa…

On 16 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point for the United States of America notified PAHO/WHO of a male infant with microcephaly born in the state of Hawaii in December.The mother of the child experienced symptoms compatible with Zika virus infection during her second month of pregnancy, while residing in Brazil; however, at the time, testing for the infection was not performed.Within the first week after birth, cerebrospinal fluid and serum samples were collected from the infant. The samples showed serologic evidence of recent Zika virus infection by IgM enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and confirmatory plaque reduction neutralization testing (PRNT) at the…

Map will list Zika linked microcephaly / fetal brain disruption cases worldwide in 2016 (excluding Brazil). Cases will be listed by country of diagnosis. Markers will includes links to supporting diagnosis. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zv94AJqgUct4.kjKUkEcBCVeI