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Zika didn’t cause woman’s miscarriage Anna-Lisa PaulPublished: Thursday, April 7, 2016The miscarriage by the 23-year-old woman who became this country's first Zika case to be diagnosed in pregnancy has not been attributed to the virus. It is believed the woman developed complications and suffered the miscarriage between Sunday night and Monday morning. According to officials, the 13-week pregnant woman of Belmont was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital after complaining of pains. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh declined to provide an update on the matter as he cited the doctor/patient confidentiality clause. When contacted, officials of the North West Regional…

Zika is here, but don't panicPublished on Feb 17, 2016, 3:42 pm ASTBy Sandhya Santoo0 CommentsArticleShare:FacebookTwitterA worker from the inspect vector division is fumigating Ramdhine Trace Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed its first case of Zika, the mosquito-borne disease linked to birth defects in babies, which is causing global alarm. The sobering announcement was made this afternoon by Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh. Speaking at a Rapid Response mosquito eradication exercise in the community of Penal Rock Road, Deyalsingh said : “At 2.30p.m. today the first case of the Zika virus was confirmed. Laboratory (tests) confirmed the case (through) CARPHA (The Car…