May 23, 201610 yr comment_5234 Fri May 20, 2016 10:07pm EDTRelated: WORLD, HEALTHCosta Rica confirms microcephaly birth, possible Zika link A Salvadoran woman suspected of being infected with the Zika virus has given birth in Costa Rica to a baby girl that tested positive for microcephaly, a rare birth defect, authorities said on Friday.Costa Rican health officials said the woman entered the country from her native El Salvador in April.If confirmed, the case would mark the sixth instance of microcephaly linked to a Zika infection in Central America and the first in Costa Rica.According to the World Health Organization, there is a strong scientific consensus that Zika can cause microcephaly as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis, though conclusive proof may take months or years.Microcephaly is defined by unusually small heads and can result in developmental problems.Brazil has confirmed about 1,200 cases of microcephaly and considers most of them to be related to Zika infections.http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-costarica-idUSKCN0YC02A (Reporting by Enrique Andres Pretel; Editing by Tom Brown) Report
May 23, 201610 yr Author comment_5235 Costa Rica confirms microcephaly birth, possible Zika linkPublished May 23, 2016 ReutersFacebook0 Twitter11 livefyre Email Print A pregnant woman cleans a street wet with water flowing from houses as health workers fumigate to help control the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, in a slum of San Jose, Costa Rica February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate - RTX25CBNSAN JOSE – A Salvadoran woman suspected of being infected with the Zika virus has given birth in Costa Rica to a baby girl that tested positive for microcephaly, a rare birth defect, authorities said on Friday.Costa Rican health officials said the woman entered the country from her native El Salvador in April.More on this...Puerto Rico says confirmed Zika cases top 1,100CDC says 157 pregnant women in US test positive for ZikaUS drops Puerto Rico swim training over ZikaIf confirmed, the case would mark the sixth instance of microcephaly linked to a Zika infection in Central America and the first in Costa Rica.According to the World Health Organization, there is a strong scientific consensus that Zika can cause microcephaly as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis, though conclusive proof may take months or years.Zika-Linked Birth Defects in Infants with Microcephaly | HealthGroveMicrocephaly is defined by unusually small heads and can result in developmental problems.Brazil has confirmed about 1,200 cases of microcephaly and considers most of them to be related to Zika infections.http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/05/23/costa-rica-confirms-microcephaly-birth-possible-zika-link.html Report
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