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Confirmed Microcephaly Cases In Brazil Increase To 1271


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Microcephaly: confirmed cases reach 1,271, according to ministry

05/04/2016 | 16:29

 
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The number of confirmed cases of microcephaly in Brazil reached 1,271, according to a new balance of the Ministry announced on Wednesday (4). In all, 7,343 notifications since the beginning of the investigation, on October 22 until 30 April.According to the folder, 2,492 cases were discarded and 3,580 other cases are still being investigated.

Of the confirmed cases of microcephaly, 203 tested positive for the virus zika.

 

States
The state with the highest number of confirmed cases is still Pernambuco, with 339 cases, followed by Bahia, with 232, Paraíba, with 115, and Maranhão, also with 115.

 

Since October 22, there were 267 reports of deaths from microcephaly or other changes in the central nervous system during pregnancy or after delivery. Of this total, 57 deaths have been confirmed to microcephaly and changes in the central nervous system, 32 were discarded and 178 remain under investigation

http://www.paraiba.com.br/2016/05/04/40140-microcefalia-casos-confirmados-chegam-a-1271-segundo-ministerio

 

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