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University of Florida released full 2016 Venezuela sequence from milk from lactating mother.

Viable Zika virus in the serum of an asymptomatic breastfeeding Venezuelan infant in 2016 Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida - Gainesville, 1225 Center Drive, Room 4155, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA

The worst possible Zika-related fear became true for Gilibeth Rodriguez, one of 65 women in Venezuela who have given birth to brain-damaged children since April 2016 due to the virus. The 65-count comes from information provided to Fox News Latino by the Venezuelan Society of Infectious Diseases, since the Ministry of Health has yet to release official data on the spread of Zika in the country. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2016/09/29/despair-among-venezuelan-moms-whose-zika-stricken-babies-have-nowhere-to-turn/

FIRST he BORN IN SUCRE child with microcephaly LINKED TO ZIKA Domingo, 08 Mayo 2016 11:25 On April 27 of this year, the Venezuelan Society of Infectious Diseases reported the birth of the first newborn with microcephaly related to Zika virus. The child, whose birth took place in a private health center of Sucre state, also presented ventriculomegalia (enlarged cerebral ventricles) and calcium deposits in the brain. On the Ministry of Health is a newsletter with the protocol to be followed in cases of women who show symptoms of Zika during pregnancy. This figure, according to the Venezuelan Society of Public Health, round 2,978 suspected cases of the disease have suffere…

The first case of a microcephalic baby in Caracas Venezuela came in early April, a woman from Monagas. The child died before birth. The case was documented by the Venezuelan Society of Internal Medicine. A few days later, later that month, in Sucre state, the Venezuelan Society of Infectious Diseases confirmed the birth of a baby with the disease. In both cases, was associated with infection zika. Have not been the only cases of microcephaly detected in the country. Said Ana Carvajal ,who besides being directors of the Venezuelan Society of Public Health, is specializing ininfectious diseases in pregnant - that there have been more births with this condition in Sucre an…

Zika has been confirmed in 1st trimester infected fetus in Maturin Venezuela http://promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20160303.4067220

HUM worker dies from Guillain-Barre syndromePaulina Chirinos / Maracaibo / [email protected]://www.laverdad.com/zulia/90327-trabajador-del-hum-muere-por-guillain-barre.htmlFamily denounced the lack of input into the emergency HUM. Jorge La Cru, 51, was hospitalized with bodily pain, numbness in their limbs and coordination problems. He died of respiratory failure Family demand answers to the health authorities. (Photo: Gabriela Sanz) "His picture was complicated and died," were the words of the doctor. Jorge La Cruz, worker at University Hospital in Maracaibo (HUM), lying in the emergency medical center after six days of fighting Guillain-Barre syndrome, allegedl…

Doctors say upsurge in sometimes fatal paralysis condition may be linked to ZikaCases of Guillain-Barre are on the rise in the countries hardest hit by the virus.7 hours ago 10,310 Views 4 Comments Share Tweet Email10Zuleidy Balza, left, sits with her mother Zulay Balza who's recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome.Image: Associated Press THE DOCTOR TAPS Zulay Balza’s knees with a hammer and she doesn’t feel a thing. She can’t squeeze his outstretched fingers or shut her eyelids. Her face is partially paralysed. “The weakness started in my legs and climbed upward. The face was last. After three days, I couldn’t walk,” said Balza, 49. “My legs felt like rags.” Balza is…

'Everyone is catching it': Venezuelans fear the worst as Zika infections riseThe numbers infected with the Zika virus could be as high as 400,000 say experts, and medicine is in short supply as the country’s recession takes a toll http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/10/venezuela-zika-virus-infections-rise-recession

New Zika hotspot feared in Colombia and VenezuelaANATOLY KURMANAEV, SARA SCHAEFER MUÑOZTHE WALL STREET JOURNALFEBRUARY 10, 2016 12:00AMSAVEPRINTA municipality worker prepares to fumigate a home to prevent the spread of Zika in Acapulco, Mexico. Health authorities say Zika is spreading quickly across Colombia and Venezuela, warning that the two countries’ porous border region could be the next hotspot for the mosquito-borne virus. Infectious-disease specialists say there are at least tens of thousands of cases across the two countries, which have a population of 80 million people. Health authorities say the virus is acute in the Colombian border city of Cucu…

255 Cases of Zika-linked neurological syndrome in VenezuelaVENEZUELA ZIKA | 29 de Enero de 2016 http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/3592360_255-cases-of-zika-linked-neurological-syndrome-in-venezuela.html

VENEZUELA: Non-governmental organizations say that the country saw more than 400,000 unusual cases of acute fever in the second half of 2015 that may have been Zika. Zika Americas By The NumbersPublished on Jan 29 2016, at 8:05 amFACEBOOKEMAILPINTERESTTWITTERGOOGLE+LINKEDIN A health worker calls out to residents to remain inside during fumigation in an attempt to eradicate the mosquito which transmits the Zika virus on January 28, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) By NAN Staff Writer News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 29, 2016: The mosquito-virus Zika continues to spread across the Americas – Latin America and the Caribbea…