Zika Linked Microcephaly Oahu Honolulu Hawaii ex-Brazil

[niman]

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 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Serum collected from the infant’s mother during the week after the infant’s birth showed serologic evidence of recent infection with a flavivirus by IgM ELISA and confirmatory PRNT. http://www.who.int/csr/don/12-february-2016-microcephaly-usa/en/ The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has received laboratory
confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of a past Zika
virus infection in a baby recently born with microcephaly in a hospital on Oahu. The mother
likely had Zika infection when she was residing in Brazil in May 2015 and her newborn acquired
the infection in the womb

http://health.hawaii.gov/news/files/2013/05/HAWAII-DEPARTMENT-OF-HEALTH-RECEIVES-CONFIRMATION-OF-ZIKA-INFECTION-IN-BABY-BORN-WITH-MICROCEPHALY.pdf

Edited April 25, 2016 by niman

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Edited April 25, 2016 by niman