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  1. To date, 6 confirmed cases of travel-associated Zika infection have been reported in Dallas County.  An additional 6 pregnant women have been identified with laboratory evidence of possible Zika infection. http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/documents/DCHHSEpiWNVWeeklyReport_5_21_2016.pdf
  2. Baby with microcephaly associated with zika born in New JerseyThis is the first case of congenital malformation linked to the virus in a baby in continental USA. Last January a case was reported in Hawaii. Several studies have confirmed the relationship between Zika virus and microcephaly. Mario Tama / Getty Images (Stock Photo) By: Univision.comPosted: May 31, 2016 | 9:05 PM EDT68 A girl born Tuesday with microcephaly associated with the Zika virus in New Jersey, as a group of doctors reported. Congenital malformation was transmitted to the baby through the womb of his mother who was infected with zika after traveling to an area with active transmission of the virus. After examination, also they identified the small bowel and presents visual problems that were not specified. The mother, 31, whose identity was preserved, contracted the virus for a two-day trip he made to Honduras and only presented the symptoms of the disease once came to the United States.She was admitted on Friday at the Medical Center Hackensack University. The first case of brain damage in a newborn related to Zika virus in the United States wasconfirmed in January by the Department of Health of the State of Hawaii. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, for its acronym in English) reported then that the boy's mother had been infected in Brazil, which has the highest number of cases of babies with malformation associated with zika. So far, the CDC has confirmed that the United States and its territories there are 279 pregnant women with zika . Scientists and health officials have previously said that if the virus , which is spread through sexual contact mosquitoes and contracted during pregnancy, there is the possibility of giving birth to babies with microcephaly , a congenital malformation that can cause developmental problems in infants. http://www.univision.com/noticias/virus-del-zika/bebe-con-microcefalia-asociada-al-zika-nace-en-nueva-jersey?hootPostID=48a57e29a78a33fc31570760ae16dd2e
  3. New Jersey doc: Baby born to mom with Zika looks 'affected' HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey doctor says a baby born to a mother with the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus appears to be affected by the disease. Officials at Hackensack University Medical Center say the 31-year-old woman from Honduras delivered the baby girl through a cesarean section Tuesday. Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan, the hospital's director of maternal-fetal medicine and surgery, says the mother came to the U.S. to seek treatment after Zika symptoms were discovered. He says the virus was later confirmed. Al-Khan says an ultrasound last week revealed birth defects, including microcephaly (my-kroh-SEF'-uh-lee), in which the baby's head is smaller than expected because the brain hasn't developed properly. The doctor says the baby looks "completely Zika-affected," but confirmation of the virus in the infant is pending testing. A baby in Hawaii was born with microcephaly related to Zika earlier this year. http://www.kztv10.com/story/32110044/new-jersey-doc-baby-born-to-mom-with-zika-looks-affected
  4. HEALTH JUNE 1, 2016BABY BORN IN NEW JERSEY WITH ZIKA VIRUS-RELATED MICROCEPHALYANNE SEWELLA mother with the Zika virus and in the late stages of her pregnancy traveled from Honduras to a hospital in New Jersey in hopes of receiving better medical care. The woman gave birth on Tuesday by cesarean section, and both the baby girl and the mother are stable. Dr. Abdulla Al-Kahan, director of maternal and fetal medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center, said, “The mother is stable, obviously sad, which is the normal emotional reaction given the situation.” As reported by the New York Times, the mother, who does not want to be identified, knew her baby may have Zika-related problems, as she was infected with the virus during the second trimester of her pregnancy. At the time, she experienced a fever and a rash, which are both symptoms of the mosquito-borne disease, known to cause the devastating birth defect microcephaly and other neurological disorders. Dr. Al-Kahan said when the mother developed the symptoms, she was seen by an OBGYN, who suspected the baby was “growth-restricted.” Doctors in Honduras then coordinated with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test the mother for the Zika virus. Reportedly the samples were sent to the CDC and results, confirming the diagnosis of the Zika virus, came back on Tuesday. However, Dr. Al-Kahan stressed that this was not a factor in the mother having a C-section. The doctor added that the mother was close to full term in her pregnancy and said there were several reasons why the baby needed to be delivered on Tuesday, including low amniotic fluid. In related news on the Inquisitr: No Rio Over Zika? World Health Organization Says Don’t Cancel OlympicsBritons Warned Against Visiting Disney World Over Zika Virus Concerns, Told To Avoid Southern United StatesZika virus: World Health Organization Refuses Medical Advice To Cancel Olympic GamesDoctors first examined the mother at the medical center Friday and Dr. Al-Kahan said ultrasound screening revealed the baby had “significant microcephaly,” (an unusually small head, often accompanied by brain damage) including calcification and dilated ventricles of the brain. Reportedly tests were run to rule out other causes of the baby’s abnormalities, but Dr. Al-Kahan said, “When I saw her today, I was pretty much convinced this was a Zika-affected baby.” According to the doctor, such babies have “tremendous neurological problems,” and most don’t do well. Dr. Al-Kahan said this is believed to be the third case of a baby born in the U.S. with Zika-related microcephaly, but the first in the northeast. He said one baby had been born in the south, but he didn’t have details on the case. Dr. Manny Alvarez, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Hackensack University Medical Center, said, “It tells you that Zika is real.” Reportedly back in January, health officials confirmed a baby with severe microcephaly had been born in Hawaii to a mother who had become infected with the Zika virus while living in Brazil. During May, Puerto Rico health officials also confirmed their first case of a fetus with severe microcephaly linked to local transmission of the Zika virus. As reported by CNN, there are 300 pregnant women in the U.S. and its territories with the virus and these women are being followed as part of a national registry. While information on the outcome and various pregnancy stages of these women has not been released, in February the CDC did release a report detailing the first nine pregnancies of Zika-infected women in the U.S. Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/3155512/baby-born-in-new-jersey-with-zika-virus-related-microcephaly/#vsSEI6mFHj2pfqv3.99
  5. Baby born with birth defect in New Jersey to mother infected by Zika: mediaWednesday, June 01, 2016 3:01 a.m. CDTBy Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A baby suffering from a birth defect caused by the Zika virus was born on Tuesday in New Jersey to a woman visiting from Honduras who is infected with virus after she was bitten by a mosquito early on in her pregnancy, media reported. The baby girl is suffering from severe microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems, after she was delivered through cesarean section at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, the news websiteNorthJersey.com reported. U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly. The World Health Organization has said there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can also cause Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological syndrome that causes temporary paralysis in adults. The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light last fall in Brazil, which has now confirmed more than 1,300 cases of microcephaly that it considers to be related to Zika infections in the mothers. The unidentified premature newborn also suffers from intestinal and visual issues, Manny Alvarez, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hackensack, told NorthJersey.com. "You could see the pain in her heart," Alvarez said of the mother, the website reported. Hospital officials were not available for comment. The unidentified 31-year-old mother was staying with relatives after she arrived in the United States more than a month ago from Honduras, where she was bitten by a mosquito, Alvarez said. Zika is carried by mosquitoes, which transmit the virus to humans. A small number of cases of sexual transmission have been reported in the United States and elsewhere. A case of suspected transmission through a blood transfusion in Brazil has raised questions about other ways that Zika may spread. In January, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a U.S. woman who had lived in Brazil gave birth to a microcephalic baby in Hawaii. The Zika outbreak is affecting large parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, with Brazil the hardest hit. Honduras is the Central American country with the highest number of Zika cases, with 19,000 infections, and at least 238 pregnant women infected. It has also detected at least 78 Guillain-Barre cases. There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is a close cousin of dengue and chikungunya and causes mild fever, rash and red eyes. An estimated 80 percent of people infected have no symptoms, making it difficult for pregnant women to know whether they have been infected. (Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Robert Birsel) http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2016/jun/01/baby-born-with-birth-defect-in-new-jersey-to-mother-infected-by-zika-media/
  6. Girl With Zika Virus Is Born at a New Jersey HospitalBy CHRISTOPHER MELEMAY 31, 2016 Continue reading the main storyShare This PageShareTweetEmailMoreSavePhoto A health worker fumigated a classroom in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in February as part of an effort to stop the spread of the Zika virus. The mother of the girl born with the Zika virus on Tuesday is from Honduras.CreditJorge Cabrera/ReutersA baby girl delivered on Tuesday at a New Jersey hospital was born with theZika virus, the mosquito-borne disease that can cause unusually small heads and brain damage in newborns, a doctor said. The mother, 31, was believed to have contracted the virus in Honduras, her home country, said the doctor, Manny Alvarez, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Alvarez said the woman knew before coming to visit relatives in New Jersey that, based on blood test results, she had the virus. He said scans on Friday showed the girl was underweight for her gestational age and doctors did not want to risk further exposure to the virus, so they delivered the baby, the woman’s second child, by cesarean section on Tuesday. Dr. Alvarez said the baby had severe microcephaly, an unusually small head, often accompanied by brain damage, which is characteristic of the virus. He added that to his knowledge, it was the first baby in the Northeast to be born with Zika. A baby born in January in Hawaii had the first case of brain damage linked to the virus in the United States, health officials said. A woman in Connecticut who traveled to Central America and became pregnant while she was there has been found to have the virus, officials said. “It tells you that Zika is real,” Dr. Alvarez said. “There is still a lot of work to be done insofar as controlling this virus.” http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/nyregion/girl-with-zika-virus-is-born-at-a-new-jersey-hospital.html?_r=0
  7. Baby with Zika-Related Microcephaly Born in NJMother traveled to U.S. from Honduras for medical care By Debra Goldschmidt CNN Published 06/01 2016 04:03AM Updated 06/01 2016 04:03AM Copyright 2016 Cable News Network/Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.A baby with Zika virus-related microcephaly was born in New Jersey on Tuesday, hospital officials said.The baby and mother are stable and doing well following the cesarean delivery, said Dr. Abdulla Al-Kahan, director of maternal and fetal medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center. "The mother is stable, obviously sad, which is the normal emotional reaction given the situation," he said. The mother is visiting the United States from Honduras and does not want to be identified. Doctors first examined her when she came to the medical center Friday. Ultrasound screening revealed the baby had "significant microcephaly," including calcification and dilated ventricles of the brain, according to Al-Kahan. Tests were done to rule out other causes of these abnormalities. SPONSORED CONTENT Gain In U.S. Consumer Spending Adds To Feds ConfidenceIn April, U.S. consumer spending recorded its biggest increase in more than six years and inflation rose steadily. They are more signs of an ... Powered By "When I saw her today, I was pretty much convinced this was a Zika-affected baby," he said. CDC confirmation The mother traveled to the United States from Honduras in hopes of receiving better medical care because she knew her baby may have Zika-related problems, according to Al-Kahan. Doctors believe she was infected during the second trimester of her pregnancy. She experienced a fever and rash, both symptoms of the mosquito-borne disease, which is known to cause the devastating birth defect microcephaly and other neurological disorders. "When she developed the symptoms, she was seen by an OBGYN who suspected the baby was growth restricted," he said. Doctors there coordinated with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test the woman for the Zika virus. The samples were sent to the CDC and results confirming the diagnosis of the virus came back Tuesday, according to Al-Kahan. However, he said, that was not a factor in her having the C-section. Close to due date The mother was close to full-term in her pregnancy. "There were a few reasons the baby needed to be delivered today, including low amniotic fluid," he said. Al-Kahan said such babies have "tremendous neurological problems," and most don't do well. In January, health officials confirmed that a baby with severe microcephaly was born in Hawaii to a woman who had become infected with the Zika virus while living in Brazil. Earlier this month, Puerto Rico health officials confirmed their first case of a fetus with severe microcephaly linked to local transmission of the virus. Al-Kahan said this is believed to be the third case of a baby born with Zika-related microcephaly in the United States, but the first in the northeast. He said there was also a baby born in the south but he did not know details about the case. There are more than 300 pregnant women with the virus in the United States and its territories who are being followed as part of a national registry. Information on the outcomes or stages of these pregnancies has not been released. In February, the CDC released a report detailing the first nine pregnancies among Zika-infected women in the United States. http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/baby-with-zikarelated-microcephaly-born-in-nj_
  8. HEALTH / ZIKA VIRUSGo to Grid|Next Story Girl With Zika-Linked Birth Defect Born in NJMother became infected in HondurasBy Rob Quinn, Newser StaffPosted Jun 1, 2016 5:14 AM CDT0 comments Comments Beijamin Santos, who was born with microcephaly,, undergoes physical therapy at a therapy treatment center in Joao Pessoa, Brazil earlier this year. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)View 1 more image(NEWSER) – It's believed to be a first in the continental US, and it was probably inevitable. A baby girl with severe microcephaly was born at a hospital in Hackensack, New Jersey on Tuesday to a mother infected with the Zika virus, ABC reports. The CDC confirmed in Aprilthat the mosquito-born virus causes the condition, Dr. Manny Alvarez, chairman of the obstetrics department at Hackensack University Medical Center, tells the New York Times that the 31-year-old mother was visiting the US from Honduras, where she contracted the virus. He says that after she tested positive for Zika and an ultrasound found that the baby was underweight, doctors opted to deliver the girl by cesarean section at 35 weeks to prevent the virus doing any more damage. The mother "is receiving exceptional care during this difficult time and we would appreciate everyone respecting the mother’s privacy," a hospital spokeswoman said in a statement toKTLA. Babies born with microcephaly have exceptionally small heads and often have brain damage. They usually behave much like other newborns, NBC New York notes, but learning problems and physical disabilities appear later on. In January, a baby with the condition was born to a mother in Hawaii who caught Zika while living in Brazil. (The CDC recently determined that the risk of having a baby with microcephaly is up to 14% for mothers infected during the first trimester.) http://www.newser.com/story/225957/girl-with-zika-linked-birth-defect-born-in-nj.html
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  10. Patricia MurphyThe Zika virus will develop in the U.S., IT IS NOT IF. The President of the United States WAY BACK in February asked Congress to provide SUFFICIENT funding to combat Zika and guess what? The DO-NOTHING Republicans refused the President's request!Like · Reply · 3 · 2 hrs Laura DiGiacomo · Staten Island, New YorkI have seen microcephaly in a child born with serious health issues. It's devastating. God bless and prayer for this family. HeartbreakingLike · Reply · 1 · 4 hrs Business-Edge Internet Designbetter cancel your south american vacation plansLike · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs Sandra Lindah, ever notice that the bad viruses, and everything else comes from other countries? why is that? does the US ever send viruses to other countries? we have to get vaccinated before entering other countries right?Like · Reply · 4 · 6 hrs Mo Curley · Cleveland State UniversityCongress wants to be stingy with our purse strings, when it comes to this Virus, but we will in the long run pay the price of not being proactive. the medical costs for these babies will soar.Like · Reply · 1 · 7 hrs · Edited Scott ManngardSoon we will be changing the birth laws regarding citizenship to clarify that one parent needs to be a US Citizen. The constitution never intended for tourists baby's to be citizens. This does not mean our American compassion to help others stops. They also need to investigate how the mother was allowed to enter the country unless it was was pre-approved for temporary medical assistance. It is a difficult situation for the family but Honduras hopefully will help them upon their return.Like · Reply · 18 · 7 hrs Deren LeeWhat American compassion? These days even Americans want to kick out fellow americans...that is not what america is about and the constitution always and always will give citrizenship to anyone born on our land regardless of parental status.Like · Reply · 4 · 5 hrs Tom Massey · Franklin, TennesseeDeren Lee, that statement does not make sense. I think we do want to start evicting people who came here illegally. I guess you want to give them your job, so the Corporations who own our government can make more money. Then you can get on the "safety net" recommended for you by Democrats.Like · Reply · 4 hrs Deren LeeTom Massey no, my statement makes perfect sense. Yours does not, however. Give them our jobs? Excuse me, but corporations are already giving our jobs away over seas. Immigration isn't the issue. The issue is that people are thinking more about their own greed and their political agendas rather than give empathy towards a women whose life was just destroyed because of a terrible disease. We came here illegally, first. Natives lost their livelihood and we are scared of it happening to us tooLike · Reply · 2 · 4 hrsShow 4 more replies in this thread Mike BarryI was under the impression that most major airline carriers discouraged women with high risk pregnancies from flying at all and that a Doctor's letter was required if traveling within 30 days of her due date, signed within 48 hours of travel. If she has been here for one month as the article says, then she was roughly eight months pregnant with a high risk pregnancy when she landed. So how did that happen?Like · Reply · 9 · 8 hrs Courtney HooperShe delivered at 35 weeks--5 weeks early. That means she flew at 31 weeks, which is perfectly fine and very common.Like · Reply · 5 · 7 hrs Jennifer Pinto · EMT at Saddle Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps.She was 35 weeks pregnant when they did the c-section. She's been here for a little over a month making her 31 weeks or less... a full term pregnancy is 40 weeks which means she was 70 days or more away from her due date.... that would make her roughly 6 months and a half months pregnant when she came to the US. Maybe you should have ran some numbers first....Like · Reply · 3 · 7 hrs Brenda KellerTo get a vista don't you at least have to get some kind of medical?Like · Reply · 2 · 7 hrsShow 10 more replies in this thread Latifa Bugg · Eastside High School Paterson NJsad"" development issues!! the baby is going to be in a home all they life!!Like · Reply · 2 · 8 hrs Nick PallattaThank god we have abortion in this country.Like · Reply · 10 · 8 hrs Bri Braithwaite · Small Business Owner at Dark Passion Adult ToysNick Pallatta - for how long though with our stupid right wing idiots passing crap laws left and right?Like · Reply · 6 · 7 hrs Monik OwensNick Pallatta so because she caught Zika the baby should be killed ? Really ?!?Like · Reply · 6 · 7 hrsShow 10 more replies in this thread Andrea Brown · New Milford High SchoolThe story also makes you wonder who foots that woman's hospital bill.Like · Reply · 19 · 8 hrs Melissa Abramo Murphy · Lord Fairfax Community Collegewell her moms a microbiologist whose able to send her daughters blood to the CDC , she obviously has a good job..so dont you fret about the bill...be more concered for that poor child brought into the world to suffer.Like · Reply · 45 · 8 hrs Andrea Brown · New Milford High SchoolI do not fret, I simply have alternate views. Thank you for your concern.Like · Reply · 4 · 8 hrs Phylis Fatuova · Garfield, New JerseyWe do the working people of the good old USA She knew what she was doing . The child is now a citizen therefore FREE FREE CARELike · Reply · 12 · 8 hrsShow 10 more replies in this thread Lynn Eisberg DixonPrayers for both mother & baby!!!Like · Reply · 11 · 8 hrs Tom Massey · Franklin, TennesseeYes, it is very very sad. I would do exactly what she did. Coming here to have a baby should not be allowed, and the child should not be a citizen. But this woman and illegal immigrants must try their best for their families. As a country, we should guard our borders and give generously. Our leaders have purposefully shirked their responsibilities to the detriment of law-abiding citizens.Like · Reply · 4 hrs Gentile Burney · Computer Technician at UPSPraying for the mother and baby!Like · Reply · 9 · 9 hrs
  11. MAY 31, 2016, 8:01 PM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016, 11:24 PMHackensack University Medical Center delivers baby with birth defect due to Zika KEVIN R. WEXLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Hackensack University Medical CenterBY MARY JO LAYTONSTAFF WRITER | THE RECORD A 31-year-old woman from Honduras, a nation ravaged by the Zika virus, gave birth to a baby girl suffering from the devastating effects of the virus on Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center, the first apparent case in the tri-state area, her physician said. The mother, who was not identified, contracted the disease in Honduras after being bitten by a mosquito early in her pregnancy. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that she was infected with the Zika virus, said Dr. Manny Alvarez, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hackensack. The baby was delivered “uneventfully’’ at 3 p.m. by cesarean section after an ultrasound on Friday confirmed the birth defects — low birth weight and severe microcephaly, a condition in which the baby’s head is smaller than expected. It can lead to seizures, developmental delays, hearing loss and severe mental disabilities, Alvarez said. The baby also has intestinal and visual issues, Alvarez said. The baby “came out crying,” and the mother looked sad, the doctor said. “You could see the pain in her heart,” Alvarez said of the mother. There have been 591 cases of Zika diagnosed in the United States, but it was not clear on Tuesday whether there have been any other cases of babies born with serious defects because of the virus in the continental U.S. Earlier this year, the CDC reported that a baby was born with microcephaly related to the Zika virus in Hawaii. In the Hackensack case, the mother had been visiting relatives after arriving in the United States a little more than a month ago. Alvarez declined to say where she was staying. Before coming to the United States, she was monitored by physicians in Honduras after her mother, a microbiologist, shipped a blood sample to the CDC in Atlanta to confirm she had contracted Zika, Alvarez said. She told doctors in Hackensack on Friday that “something is wrong with my baby’s brain,” Alvarez said. “We saw on the ultrasound the baby was highly affected with multiple congenital abnormalities, including severe microcephaly,” Alvarez said. The hospital determined the woman, who was 35 weeks pregnant, was at risk for Zika and contacted state health officials and the CDC, Alvarez said. She was not admitted Friday but returned Tuesday for a follow-up visit, Alvarez said. “Our high-risk team saw the baby was not doing well,” Alvarez said. “We decided the baby needed to be delivered.” Alvarez assembled a team of experts including neonatologists, infectious disease experts and others. The baby, born a little more than one month premature, weighed less than 6 pounds at birth, Alvarez said. The CDC has issued a travelers’ alert for U.S. citizens going to the Central American nation of Honduras. The agency says that all the cases of Zika in the United States, including 14 in New Jersey, were the result of traveling abroad. The virus typically is spread by mosquitoes but can also be spread by sexual contact. Alvarez said the mother, whose husband is home in Honduras, accepted that her baby, her second child, would have challenges. He said she had told him that she wanted to talk publicly about her baby because “people have to know Zika can destroy a perfect life. I want to make sure people are careful and take precautions.’’ Staff Writer Abbott Koloff contributed to this article. Email: [email protected] http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-university-medical-center-delivers-baby-with-birth-defect-due-to-zika-1.1608269
  12. First baby born with Zika-linked microcephaly in New York tri-state area POSTED:MAY 31 2016 08:00PM EDT UPDATED:MAY 31 2016 08:00PM EDT (FOX NEWS) Doctors at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey confirmed Tuesday the birth of a child suffering from Zika-linked microcephaly, a condition wherein the child's brain and head are partially developed. The mother, who is 31 but whose name was not disclosed, contracted the Zika virus while in Honduras and was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack on Friday while vacationing in the United States. Tuesday, doctors delivered her baby girl, who was born also with intestinal and visual issues. Reports indicate she is the first child born with Zika-linked complications in the New York tri-state area. by Taboola Sponsored Links Ad Content The child’s mother, who developed a rash for two days in Honduras but had no other symptoms until arriving in the U.S., was under the care of a surgical team led by Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan and Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor at FoxNews.com and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hackensack. A neonatologist and pediatric infectious disease specialist, as well as nursing personnel, were on hand for the birth. Top fox29.com SearchesDoctors in Honduras suspected intracranial complications with the child in utero, but it was not until she was admitted to the high-risk unit at Hackensack University Medical Center that doctors confirmed the microcephaly diagnosis. The patient’s aunt told FoxNews.com the mother is not doing well emotionally after the birth of her child. Read more @FOXNEWS.com http://www.fox29.com/news/150519280-story
  13. MAY 31, 2016, 8:01 PM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016, 8:17 PMHackensack University Medical Center delivers baby with birth defect due to Zika KEVIN R. WEXLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Hackensack University Medical CenterBY MARY JO LAYTON AND ABBOTT KOLOFFSTAFF WRITERS | THE RECORD A 31-year-old woman from Honduras, a nation ravaged by the Zika virus, gave birth to a baby suffering from the devastating effects of the virus on Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center, the first apparent case in the tri-state area, her physician said. The mother, who was not identified, contracted the disease in Honduras after being bitten by a mosquito early in her pregnancy, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed she was infected with the Zika virus, said Dr. Manny Alvarez, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hackensack. The baby was delivered “uneventfully’’ at 3 p.m. by Cesarean-section Tuesday after an ultrasound on Friday confirmed the birth defects — low birth weight and severe microcephaly, in which the baby’s head is smaller than expected. The condition can lead to seizures, developmental delays, hearing loss and severe mental disabilities, Alvarez said. The baby was also born with intestinal issues and visual issues, Alvarez said. The mother had been visiting relatives in the area when she went to the hospital on Friday. She had been monitored by physicians at home after her mother, a microbiologist, had her daughter’s blood shipped to the CDC in Atlanta to confirm her daughter had contracted Zika. The woman had a rash early in her pregnancy, but no other symptoms, Alvarez said. The woman arrived from Honduras more than a month ago and arrived at the hospital Friday. She was 35 weeks pregnant when she delivered Tuesday, Alvarez said. “She contracted Zika several months ago,” Alvarez said. “The doctors in Honduras were monitoring her, but they were not sure what they were looking for. This Friday she came to our high-risk unit. We saw on the ultrasound the baby was highly affected with multiple congenital abnormalities, including severe microcephaly.’’ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travelers alert for Honduras, a country in Central America where it has been determined that mosquitoes have transmitted the Zika virus. It also can be spread by sexual contact, according to the CDC. The CDC said on its website that a total of 591 cases of Zika virus have been reported in the United States, including 14 in New Jersey and 127 in New York, and that the victims in each case contracted the virus while travelling abroad. Email: [email protected] http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-university-medical-center-delivers-baby-with-birth-defect-due-to-zika-1.1608269
  14. Mom With Zika Gives Birth to Baby With Microcephaly at NJ Hospital: OfficialsA woman diagnosed with the Zika virus gave birth to a baby with microcephaly at a New Jersey hospital, officials say. The mother, who was visiting the U.S., contracted the disease internationally, officials at Hackensack University Medical Center say. Husband Beats Would-Be Rapist to Death: NYPDThe hospital would not release any further details, saying only in a statement that the mother was receiving "exceptional care" and "we would appreciate everyone respecting the mother's privacy." The Zika virus causes only a mild and brief illness, at worst, in most people. But in the last year, infections in pregnant women have been strongly linked to fetal deaths and to potentially devastating birth defects, mostly in Brazil. UPDATEDU.S. health officials said in April there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects. Newborns with microcephaly often act just like other newborns, perhaps a bit fussier, NBC News reported. But the disabilities will appear as the growing children miss important milestones. They'll have learning deficiencies, vision problems and hearing problems, and many will also have physical disabilities. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mom-Zika-Gives-Birth-Baby-Microcephaly-New-Jersey-Hospital-Hackensack-381447101.html
  15. Zika microcephaly map updated https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1RcVTrkYW6hax_iITjKUkEcBCVeI
  16. Doctors at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey confirmed Tuesday the birth of a child suffering from Zika-linked microcephaly, a condition wherein the child's brain and head are partially developed. The mother, who is 31 but whose name was not disclosed, contracted the Zika virus while in Honduras and was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack on Friday while vacationing in the United and was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack on Friday while vacationing in the United States. Tuesday, doctors delivered her baby girl, who was born also with intestinal and visual issues. Reports indicate she is the first child born with Zika-linked complications in the New York tri-state area. The child’s mother, who developed a rash for two days in Honduras but had no other symptoms until arriving in the U.S., was under the care of a surgical team led by Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan and Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor at FoxNews.com and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hackensack. A neonatologist and pediatric infectious disease specialist, as well as nursing personnel, were on hand for the birth. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/05/31/first-baby-born-with-zika-linked-microcephaly-in-new-york-tri-state-area.html
  17. 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/
  18. First baby born with Zika-linked microcephaly in New York tri-state areaPublished May 31, 2016 FoxNews.comFacebook Twitter EmailThe unidentified baby was born Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center where doctors confirmed she is suffering from Zika-linked microcephaly. (Fox News/Hackensack University Medical Center) Doctors at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey confirmed Tuesday the birth of a child suffering from Zika-linked microcephaly, a condition wherein the child's brain and head are partially developed. The mother, who is 31 but whose name was not disclosed, contracted the Zika virus while in Honduras and was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack on Friday while vacationing in the United and was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack on Friday while vacationing in the United States. Tuesday, doctors delivered her baby girl, who was born also with intestinal and visual issues. Reports indicate she is the first child born with Zika-linked complications in the New York tri-state area. The child’s mother, who developed a rash for two days in Honduras but had no other symptoms until arriving in the U.S., was under the care of a surgical team led by Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan and Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor at FoxNews.com and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hackensack. A neonatologist and pediatric infectious disease specialist, as well as nursing personnel, were on hand for the birth. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/05/31/first-baby-born-with-zika-linked-microcephaly-in-new-york-tri-state-area.html
  19. FIRST LOCAL BABY WITH SEVERE BIRTH DEFECT DUE TO ZIKA VIRUS BORN IN NEW JERSEY Eyewitness NewsUpdated 20 mins agoHACKENSACK, New Jersey (WABC) --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. The hospital asked for privacy for the mother as she and her baby receive care.
  20. 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. http://abc7ny.com/health/first-baby-with-severe-birth-defect-due-to-zika-virus-born-in-new-jersey/1364671/
  21. Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ
  22. Map Update https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&authuser=0&authuser=0&mid=1FlIB7hHnVgGD9TlbSx5HwAj-PEQ
  23. Zika Virus New Hampshire Summary Report January 11, 2016 – May 27, 2016 ZIKA VIRUS TESTING SUMMARY Number of people tested 195 Total # of pending results 13 Total # of negative results 246 Total # of positive results 4 ZIKA VIRUS CASE SUMMARY Female Pregnant Female Not pregnant Male TOTAL Number of Zika Virus Cases in NH 2 1 1 4 http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/zika/documents/zikasummary.pdf
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