Zika Microcephaly in Dominican Republic Increases To Three

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Public Health confirms 3 cases of microcephaly associated with zika
By: EFEFecha: August 25, 2016En: portada2 Comments
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.- The three babies born with microcephaly hospitals Independencia, Santo Domingo and the National District are related to zika, transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the same dengue and chikungunya, inform this Thursday Ministry of Public Health.

He explained in a statement that although the mothers of the babies said they had not submitted suspicious symptoms of the disease during pregnancy, one doctor who attended the birth documented in the clinical record a transient rash on the abdomen, compatible with zika, between the eighth and tenth week of pregnancy.

Children born between June and July, according to the information.

The report states that children were made them neurological, hearing and visual assessments did not provide evidence of other damage at discharge.

Previously, he said, each case was applied test TORCH (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex and HIV), which were negative.

Although most children born with microcephaly fail to show significant consequences, as a way to make early diagnosis of any additional pathology, the Dominican State through the National Health Service guarantees tutors the necessary facilities for these infants receive newspapers and recommended by the World Health Organization studies checkups.

Public Health said that in compliance with Law 172-13, which guarantees full protection of personal data, refrain by the National Health Service and deconcentrated to provide information that might reveal the identity or location of newborns or its progenitor.

On the other hand, the portfolio reported a significant decline in the epidemic curve of the disease by Zika virus, which has led to a significant reduction of cases in the country.

He said that during the last eight weeks epidemiological the zika has registered a frank decline in suspected and confirmed cases.

Measures to prevent zika the Ministry of Health cites control the mosquito population by permanent elimination of breeding grounds, the application of chlorine between the empty surface and the edge of the tanks and other containers of water for domestic use, keep tightly covered.
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Dominican Republic has 3 babies with birth defect from Zika

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic has reported its first three cases of babies born with a birth defect linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Health Ministry officials say three babies were born with the condition known as microcephaly. The babies were born in June and July but it took time to confirm the condition and the link to the Zika virus in the mothers.

None of the mothers recalled having symptoms of Zika, which include fever, rash, joint pain and reddened eyes. Micrcocephaly is a defect in which a baby's head does not develop fully and is smaller than expected.

Health Minister Altagracia Guzman urged women Thursday to avoid pregnancy for the rest of the year and through early 2017 due to the risks of Zika.

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