Two Zika Confirmed Microcephaly Cases In Santander Colombia

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"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).

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Up to four cases of microcephaly associated with zika in Colombia

 

 

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April 22, 2016

Bogota, April 22 (EFE) .- The Colombian authorities said Monday that cases of microcephaly associated with zika rose to four after confirming that two infants in the department of Santander (northeast) have the disease.

"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).

The deputy health minister, Fernando Ruiz, said on 14 April that affected babies born between January 1 and March 27.

He is currently studying whether other 15 cases of children born with microcephaly in the same period have connection with the virus.

"According to the National Institutes of Health, until last week, 33 cases of microcephaly were reported across the country for various reasons, of which 18 completed their analysis, 16 have been dismissed, 2 were confirmed in residents of Norte de Santander and Cundinamarca and today 2 more cases were confirmed in Santander, "said Amaya.

In Colombia there are currently 10,261 "suspected of having zika" pregnant women, combined with laboratory-confirmed, give a total of 11,726 pregnant women who are believed may be affected by the virus, said the deputy minister.

The Colombian government estimates that 500 babies may be born with microcephaly zika in the country and a similar number of people may experience Guillain Barre syndrome.

Virus Zika, transmitted by a mosquito of the genus Aedes, the same one that causes dengue and chikungunya, can cause fever, red eyes without discharge without itching, rash with white or red spots and less frequently muscle and joint pain . EFE

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Up to four cases of microcephaly associated with zika in Colombia

 

 

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April 22, 2016

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Picture taken on January 20 in which the Deputy Minister of Public Health of Colombia, Fernando Ruiz (i) was recorded, along with the Minister of the same portfolio, Alejandro Gaviria (d), in Bogota (Colombia). Ruiz said that babies with microcephaly associated with zika born between 1 January and 27 March. EFE / File

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Bogota, April 22 (EFE) .- The Colombian authorities said Monday that cases of microcephaly associated with zika rose to four after confirming that two infants in the department of Santander (northeast), have the disease.

"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).

The deputy health minister, Fernando Ruiz, said on 14 April that affected babies born between January 1 and March 27.

He is currently studying whether other 15 cases of children born with microcephaly in the same period have connection with the virus.

"According to the National Institutes of Health, until last week, 33 cases of microcephaly were reported across the country for various reasons, of which 18 completed their analysis, 16 have been dismissed, two were confirmed in residents of Norte de Santander and Cundinamarca and today two more cases were confirmed in Santander, "said Amaya.

In Colombia there are currently 10,261 "suspected of having zika" pregnant women, combined with laboratory-confirmed, give a total of 11,726 pregnant women who are believed may be affected by the virus, said the deputy minister.

The Colombian government estimates that 500 babies may be born with microcephaly zika in the country and a similar number of people may experience Guillain Barre syndrome.

Virus zika transmitted by a mosquito of the genus Aedes, the same one that causes dengue and chikungunya, can cause fever, red eyes without discharge without itching, rash with white or red spots and less frequently muscle and joint pain 

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Confirmed cases of microcephaly because of Zika

Friday, April 22, 2016 - 15:41

The two new cases of microcephaly because of Zika confirmed in Santander, activaros alarms in the country. With this we would be four children born in Colombia with this neurological disorder, Secretary of Health activated alarms.

"This turns the alarms in Santander demanding that management companies benefit plans that the protocol has been defined is met and that there is no barrier to care for pregnant women presenting with symptoms as outbreak, fever and red eyes. We are identifying barriers to access, as some IPS argue that while not having the confirmatory laboratory finding not initiate the protocol includes monitoring during the first year of life because some cases are not identified in the womb or at birth , "said Claudia Mercedes Amaya, secretary Health Santander.

This department occupies the position number 13 with more cases of Zika presented . They are tracks especially 340 pregnant women who contracted the virus in patients at high risk, time reported. 

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Two cases of microcephaly associated confirmed in Santander zika

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This is the first two babies born with microcephaly associated zika in the department.They belong to the four cases were reported as suspicious when starting in April and were under study to confirm or rule out its relationship with the virus.

According to the official, newborns are already at home and receive special monitoring by the General System of Social Security in Health.

Since there are four confirmed cases of microcephaly throughout the country. One in Norte de Santander, another in Ontario and two in Santander.

With 2.8% of all cases of pregnant women with zika in the country, Santander is located in 13th of territorial entities with greater number of reported patients, after Norte de Santander, Valle, Barranquilla, Huila, Córdoba , Tolima, Atlántico, Santa Marta, Cesar, Meta, Magdalena and Sucre.

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Two children with mothers who had zika, born with microcephaly in Santander.

 

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Caracol Radio22/04/2016 - 20:57

alarms are turned on again in the Department by increasing this virus.

In Colombia there are four children who came into this world with microcephaly - associated virus Zika said, the Ministry of Health ofSantander , Claudia Amaya.

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Unfortunately two of these babies were born in Santander mothers who had the virus .

All children are at home receiving special medical care.

Today children have two months and municipalities information was not given where they originated or details of their mothers and how they acquired the zika .

The four children with microcephaly live in the departments of Norte de Santander, Cundinamarca and now two in Santander.

In this area of the country, there have been 348 cases of zika in pregnant women, with this department number 13 with more cases of patients with the deadly disease.

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Saturday April 23, 2016 - 12:01 AM
Two cases of microcephaly associated with zika and were confirmed in Santander
These two cases of microcephaly in addition to the first two confirmed in the country, in Norte de Santander and Cundinamarca.

In Santander there are 21 pregnant women with confirmed diagnosis zika.


The National Institute of Health -INS- Confirmed the first two cases of microcephaly directly associated with the Zika virus in Santander.

The report was presented by the Secretary of Health Department, Claudia Amaya Ayala, who reported that comes to babies with about three months of age whose mothers were diagnosed with zika during pregnancy, "not disclose the municipalities where such cases were reported. We want to protect the identity of thechildren".

According to the official, in Santander currently being studied three cases of babies with microcephaly related zika in the region.

While the period of confirmation of these cases can take up to four months, "the protocol states that mothers and their babies are kept under continuous supervision medical until confirmed or discard the pathology and its relationship with the virus transmitted by the Aedes aegypti, "said Secretary of Health Department.

He also said that "the womenpregnant want to reiterate that it is true that the zika produces microcephaly. It is not presented in all cases, but there is a risk and should extreme measures of control and security. "

For this, health authorities recommend pregnant women to minimize the risk of exposure to Aedes aegypti, wearing clothes that cover most of the body, insect repellent and mosquito net at bedtime.

Moreover, the Ministry of Health insisted that "women who become pregnant are waiting postpone that decision, if possible. This is not a good time to get pregnant because of the risks and complications exist. "

Statistics from the National Institutes of Health, for the week 14 in Santander state that have been confirmed 55 cases of zika, 3,189 cases are classified as suspected clinically and 347 remain unconfirmed.

To date, 21 cases of the virus have been confirmed in pregnant women, while other pregnant listed as 304 suspects and 23 clinical cases without diagnostic confirmation.

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"Every pregnant woman who manifest symptoms such as fever, red eyes and outbreak should see a doctor considered a suspect zika case and is classified as a high-risk pregnancy, why should address in a timely manner without barriers" said secretary of Health Department.

However, he warned that "we are identifying barriers to access to care for pregnant women with symptoms ... do not begin the protocol as high-risk pregnancy, cualimplica controls gynecology and ultrasound, monitoring that extends until one year after that the child is born. "

Finally he noted that "not all cases of microcephaly may dignosticar in the womb or at birth. We call attention to insurance companies do not put barriers. That is not an excuse not to have received the confirmatory laboratory results to start the protocol. "



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Zika almost 72,000 cases were detected in Colombia since October

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Bogota, April. 24. Colombia reported 71,952 people infected zika, 12,802 in embrazadas in a phase of decline of the epidemic from October to date has left four cases of microcephaly associated with the virus, the National Institute of Health (NIH) reported.

 

According to the latest epidemiological bulletin published Saturday in the week from 10 to 16 April, 3,322 suspected cases were reported zika, but none were confirmed by laboratory.

 

Since the beginning of the epidemic in October they have been reported "3,292 confirmed cases and 68,660 suspects clinic." Among pregnant women, 1,703 cases were demonstrated by laboratory and 11,099, registered in clinics.

 

Until April 16, Colombia reported four cases of microcephaly associated with the Zika virus, while American scientists concluded after months of uncertainty that this disease causes disease and other brain defects in fetuses.

 

Another 22 cases are still under study, according tothe INS, and is expected to until September cases of this cranial malformation in babies can reach 300, less than the initially estimated figure .

 

Although it foresees a tripling of cases zika in Colombia until late June, when end the outbreak, the government stressed that the epidemic "drops precipitously" and the drop has been faster than projected.

 

The zika spreads among humans through mosquito Aedes aegypti, present in 130 countries and also spread dengue, yellow fever and Chikungunya . But recent studies claim that it can also be transmitted sexually among humans carriers of the virus, in some cases asymptomatic.

 

Meanwhile, since the beginning of the epidemic a total of 462 cases with a history of neurological syndromes possible virus infection were reportedzika .

 

Of these, 304 -the 65.8% - are cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), a disorder in which the immune system attacks part of the nervous system controls muscle strength syndrome.

 

There is no vaccine, treatment or rapid tests for this virus discovered in 1947 in Uganda diagnosis.According to WHO, at least a dozen laboratories and government agencies around the world are working on a vaccine whose marketing could take years.

 

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Published: 24/04/2016

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Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 4:42 pm

4 confirmed cases of microcephaly associated with zika in Colombia

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Colombia Saturday confirmed two new cases of microcephaly associated with Zika virus, bringing the total number up to four, in the midst of an epidemic that has infected nearly 72,000 people in the country and expands in America .

The National Institute of Health (INS) said that so far there have been 44 cases of microcephaly in Colombia, which links with the virus zika four were confirmed in 18 were discarded, while the remaining 22 are under investigation .

Colombia is the second country in Latin America with more cases of zika after Brazil , which has confirmed 113 cases of microcephaly thousand associated with the virus and investigates the possible relationship of other 3 000 836 in newborn babies.

Health officials United States concluded that infection with the virus zika in pregnant women is the cause of a birth defect known as microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities in babies.

Microcephaly is a birth defect that causes the babies head is abnormally small, which can lead to difficulties in the intellectual and physical development .

The increasingly strong evidence of this possible link led to the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a global health emergency in February.

WHO experts said in late March that there is a strong scientific consensus on the link between the virus in infants with microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, although conclusive evidence could take months or years .

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