Confirmed Microcephaly Cases In Brazil Increase To 1198

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Brazil has 1,198 confirmed cases of microcephaly

 

Of the 7,228 cases reported so far to the Ministry of Health, 3,710 are still under investigation and 2,320 were discarded

Until April 23, it was confirmed 1,198 cases of microcephaly and other nervous system disorders, suggestive of congenital infection, throughout the country. In all, 7,228 suspected cases have been reported since the start of the investigation in October 2015, and 2,320 were discarded. Other 3,710 are under investigation. The information is the new epidemiological bulletin of the Ministry of Health, released on Tuesday (26), containing the information passed on by state health departments.

Of the total confirmed cases, 194 had laboratory confirmation to the Zika virus. However, the Ministry of Health points out that this figure does not represent adequately the total number of cases related to the virus. That is, the folder considers that there was infection Zika most of the mothers who had babies with a final diagnosis of microcephaly.

The 1,198 confirmed cases occurred in 435 municipalities located in 22 Brazilian states: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Amapá, Amazonas , Pará, Rondônia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. Already 2,320 cases were discarded because of normal examinations or submit microcefalias and / or changes in the central nervous system causes no infectious.

In the same period, there were 251 suspected deaths of microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system after birth or during pregnancy (miscarriage or stillbirth). Of these, 54 were confirmed to microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system. Other 167 are still under investigation and 30 were discarded.

It should be noted that the Ministry of Health is investigating all cases of microcephaly and other disorders of the central nervous system, informed by the states, and the possible relationship with the Zika virus and other congenital infections. Microcephaly can be caused, many infectious agents, in addition to Zika, as Syphilis, Toxoplasmosis, Other Infectious Agents, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Viral.

The Ministry of Health advises pregnant women to adopt measures to reduce the presence of the mosquito Aedes aegypti , with the elimination of breeding sites , and protect themselves from mosquito exposure, keeping doors and closed or screened windows, wear pants and long-sleeved shirt and use repellents allowed for pregnant women.

Distribution of reported cases of microcephaly by UF until 23 of April of 2016

Regions and Federative Units	Microcephaly cases and / or malformations suggestive of congenital infection			Total accumulated1 of reported cases from 2015 to 2016
	research	confirmed 2.3	discarded 4
Brazil	3,710	1,198	2,320	7,228
Alagoas	83	57	140	280
Bahia	652	221	175	1,048
Ceará	238	84	134	456
Maranhão	101	99	42	242
Paraíba	382	112	370	864
Pernambuco	733	334	816	1,883
Piauí	22	74	61	157
large northern river	297	86	34	417
Sergipe	163	31	17	211
Northeast	2,671	1,098	1,789	5,558
Holy Spirit	100	7	24	131
Minas Gerais	51	two	50	103
Rio de Janeiro	288	42	85	415
Sao Paulo	161 to	0	108	269
Southeast region	600	51	267	918
Acre	18	0	17	35
Amapá	two	4	1	7
Amazon	9	4	4	17
For	26	1	0	27
Rondônia	4	3	5	12
Roraima	22	0	0	22
Tocantins	118	3	17 b	138
North region	199	15	44	258
Federal district	two	4	31	37
Goiás	82	9	37	128
Mato Grosso	116	15	74	205
Mato Grosso do Sul	two	two	14	18
Midwest region	202	30	156	388
Paraná	6	two	25	33
Santa Catarina	two	0	3	5
Rio Grande do Sul	30	two	36	68
South region	38	4	64	106

Source: Health Departments of the States and the Federal District (updated data until 04/09/2016).

1 Cumulative number of reported cases that met the definition of previous operating case (33 cm), and the definitions adopted in Surveillance Protocol (from 12/09/2015) that defined the Head Circumference 32 cm for newborns 37 or more weeks of gestation and other protocol definitions.

2 present typical changes: indicative of congenital infection, such as intracranial calcifications, dilation of cerebral ventricles or changes in posterior fossa and other clinical signs observed by any imaging method or identification of Zika virus in laboratory tests.

3 were confirmed 194 cases by specific laboratory criteria for Zika (PCR and serology technique) virus.

4 Discarded have normal exams by presenting microcephaly and / or congenital malformations confirmed by non-infectious causes or does not meet the case definitions.

The. As reported by the Epidemiological Surveillance Center "Prof. Alexandre Vranjac ", the State Secretary of Health of São Paulo, 161 cases are under investigation for congenital infection. Of these, 39 are possibly associated with infection by Zika virus, but have not yet been finalized investigations.

B. Reduction in value after review and correction (typo, classification)

By Alexandre Penido, the Agency Health 
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