Suspect Zika Microcephaly In Martinique

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A first case of microcephaly linked to Zika virus in France

Paris Match |Published on 03/22/2016 at 12:05

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After Brazil and Colombia, the first case of microcephaly linked to Zika virus could have been observed in France, on the island of Martinique, said Tuesday the Health Minister Marisol Touraine.

"We have a very serious suspicion" said Tuesday the Health Minister Marisol Touraine on RMC radio. About 130 pregnant women in the West Indies and Guyana were identified as affected by Zika virus since the beginning of the current epidemic, according to the minister. "For one of them, she said, we have evidence suggesting that the baby suffers from microcephaly microcephaly and this is directly related to his infection Zika virus."

 

"I do not want to have to say definitively because we awaiting the results of the final exams but all the evidence we have going in that direction today," she added. "The virus has been transmitted a priori by the mosquito," she said.

Transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, Zika virus usually causes mild flu-like symptoms (fever, headache, body aches). But it can also be the cause of microcephaly in pregnant women or neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre syndrome , likely to cause paralysis of the limbs and respiratory impairment. Microcephaly is a malformation characterized by the small size of the skull of the fetus. It can cause disability or death.

1% risk that a virus infected mother has a baby with microcephaly

In Brazil, the most affected by Zika country , 745 infants are suffering from microcephaly - five times more than the annual average - and 157 babies died because of this malformation since the beginning of the epidemic in October 2015, according to a report Official to 10 March. A first case of microcephaly related Zika was also observed in Colombia, the second most affected by the virus, according to the British scientific journal Nature that reported in early March a case of microcephaly in a newborn tested positive for the presence virus.

The existence of a link between Zika and microcephaly fetus has been established scientifically for the first time earlier this month in a study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell. Laboratory researchers have shown that the virus selectively infects the stem cells that form the cerebral cortex, preventing them from dividing normally to form new cells, resulting in their destruction.

Based on data from previous Zika epidemic that hit French Polynesia in 2013-2014, researchers from the Institut Pasteur for their part, quantified at 1% risk to a mother infected with the virus in the first trimester of having a baby with microcephaly. According to their calculations, "1% of fetuses or newborns whose mothers were infected during the first trimester of pregnancy suffer from microcephaly, while the risk was only 0.02% in normal times, a risk multiplied by 50 ".

Ms Touraine said that the virus had affected more than 15,000 people in the Caribbean and French Guiana since the beginning of the epidemic last year. For affected 130 pregnant women, the Minister announced on March 1 that they would benefit from monthly scans supported 100% by Social Security. No further information could be obtained on this carrier pregnant woman with a baby with microcephaly in Martinique, especially regarding the progress of her pregnancy.

In early February, the Organization had estimated that a possible link between Zika and explosion cases of microcephaly was "a public health emergency of international concern".

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About 130 pregnant women in the West Indies and Guyana have already been identified as affected by Zika virus, according to the minister.

"For one of them, we have evidence suggesting that the baby has

microcephaly and that microcephaly is directly related to his infection Zika virus, "said Ms. Touraine, adding that this case involved Martinique.

"I will not say definitively because we are awaiting the results of the final exams but all the evidence we have going in that direction now ," she said, adding that "the virus [a priori had been transmitted a priori by the mosquito . "

The minister recalled that the virus had already affected more than 15,000 people in the Caribbean and Guyana .

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Marisol Touraine "very serious Suspicion of a case of microcephaly linked to Zika in Martinique"

 

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Asked Jean-Jacques Bourdin Tuesday on RMC, Marisol Touraine, Minister of Health, said there was "a very serious suspicion" about a first case of microcephaly linked to Zika France, Martinique specifically .

The Health Minister Marisol Touraine said Tuesday on RMC that there was "a very serious suspicion" of a case of microcephaly linked to Zika in Martinique, which would be the first case in France to the current epidemic. "I remind you that the Zika virus, which affected 15,000 people in the Antilles and Guiana, a hazard mainly to pregnant women. In these departments, nearly 130 pregnant women were identified as having been affected by the Zika virus. for one of them, in Martinique, we have evidence suggesting that the baby suffers from microcephaly microcephaly and this is directly related to his infection Zika virus. "

"I will not say definitively because we are awaiting the results of the final exams but all the evidence we have in this direction," she says. Microcephaly is an abnormal growth of the skull with a diameter of the head lower than normal. "We have seen cases of microcephaly very repeatedly in Polynesia and Brazil and so we have now, it seems, a case in Martinique," adds Marisol Touraine.

"The virus has been transmitted, a priori, by the mosquito, namely in the most conventional way it is, says the Minister of Health. It is against the mosquito that we must first protect themselves even if other means of contamination is likely. " 

Remember, in Brazil, the most affected by Zika country, 745 infants are suffering from microcephaly and 157 babies died because of this malformation since the beginning of the epidemic in October 2015, according to an official report to 10 March.

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Zika: a first probable case of microcephaly in Martinique

UPDATED: 22-03-2016 12:10

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VIRUS - If the suspicions are confirmed, a first French case linked to microcephaly Zika should be announced. A pregnant woman would have transmitted the virus to her child in Martinique.

 

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Further testing is underway to confirm the first case of baby with microcephaly because of Zika virus in France. 

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Zika virus continues to hit. And this time it is France that is affected. Many people have had to face in the departments overseas to the epidemic. And even if pregnant women were particularly monitored, zero risk does not exist.

Marisol Touraine has announced that Tuesday morning at RMC our colleagues that in Martinique , a baby suffering from microcephaly probably linked to the virus: one on French territory. About 130 pregnant women in the West Indies and Guyana have already been infected by the Zika virus, according to the minister.

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"For one of them, we have evidence suggesting that the baby suffers from microcephaly microcephaly and this is directly related to his infection Zika virus," said Marisol Touraine, adding that this case concerned the Martinique.

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"I will not say definitively because we are awaiting the results of the final exams but all the evidence we have going in that direction today," she said. The minister recalled that the virus had already affected more than 15,000 people in the Caribbean and Guyana.

If you live in areas where raging tiger mosquito and you're pregnant you should very quickly get closer to your doctor if this is not already done. Be sure to use mosquito repellents and wearing protective clothing. Breeding sites (stagnant water points) near your home must be destroyed systematically. ALSO READ >> 5 things you need to know about the virus zika >> Virus Zika: global public health emergency >>Virus Zika: a study confirms the link with microcephaly

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Zika: first suspected case of microcephaly in Martinique

Keywords: Zika , microcephaly , brain

By Cecile Thibert AFP - The 22/03/2016

Marisol Touraine said this morning that tests are underway to determine if the baby of a pregnant woman in Martinique suffers from microcephaly following infection Zika virus.

 

While 130 pregnant women have currently been identified as infected with Zika West Indies and French Guiana since the beginning of the current epidemic, the Health Minister Marisol Touraine said Tuesday on RMC that for a of them, the evidence suggests that her baby is diagnosed with a directly linked to microcephaly Zika virus.

"I do not want to say definitively because we are awaiting the results of final exams, but all the evidence we have going in that direction today," cautiously added the minister, who also said that "the virus was transmitted by the mosquito a priori." If the results are positive, this case of microcephaly would be the first in France to the current outbreak. This defect, which is characterized by abnormally small size of the cranium of the fetus, causes mental retardation more or less profound, irreversible disorders of varying intensity development or even death depending on the seriousness of the infringement, according to a document circulated by the French health authorities.

"All you have asked to know about Zika

The existence of a link between Zika and microcephaly fetus has been established scientifically for the first time in a study published March 4 in the journal Cell Stem Cell . Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, STATES) and Florida State University have shown that the virus selectively infects the stem cells that form the cerebral cortex, preventing them from dividing normally to form new cells, resulting in their destruction .

Furthermore, another study published last week in the medical journal The Lancet and conducted by Simon Cauchemez, mathematical modeling of infectious diseases researcher at the Pasteur Institute (Paris), for the first time quantified the risk in case of microcephaly infection Zika. Based on data from the previous outbreak of Zika, held in French Polynesia in 2013 and 2014, scientists estimated at a hundred the risk to a mother infected with the virus during the first trimester of pregnancy to have a baby with microcephaly. Normally, this risk is only 0.02%. It is thus multiplied by 50 outbreak.

Zika virus is transmitted between people through an Aedes mosquito, including Aedes aegypti andAedes albopictus (tiger mosquito). Sexual transmission is possible, although it is rare. For now, the virus has already affected more than 15,000 people in the Caribbean and Guyana, according to Marisol Touraine. In most cases, the symptoms caused by the virus are mild and transient (proud, headache, body aches).

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated at the beginning of February that a possible link between Zika and explosion cases of microcephaly was "a public health emergency of international concern". In Brazil, the country most affected, 745 infants are suffering from microcephaly -or five times more than the average annually and 157 babies died because of this malformation since the beginning of the epidemic in October 2015, according to a report Official 10 March.

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Zika virus causes microcephaly in the Caribbean

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Health Minister of France, Marisol Touraine said today RMC radio that there is a "strong suspicion" of a case of microcephaly connected to Zika virus on the island of Martinique in the CaribbeanPhoto: Public Photos

Health Minister of France, Marisol Touraine said today RMC radio that there is a "strong suspicion" of a case of microcephaly connected to Zika virus on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean. It would be the first case of microcephaly in France, an anomaly is suspected to have been caused by Zika, a virus transmitted by mosquito that has spread throughout Latin America.

 

Marisol Touraine said 130 pregnant women were diagnosed with the Zika virus in the Caribbean, including Martinique and French Guiana.

"For one, we have elements that lead us to believe that the baby developed microcephaly and microcephaly is directly linked to their infection with the Zika virus," said the minister.

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First alleged case of microcephaly caused by zika in France

 

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French authorities said on Tuesday that there was "a very serious suspicion" the first case of microcephaly related to zika virus detected on the French island of Martinique in the Caribbean.

This case microcephaly would be the first in France.

French Health Minister Marisol Touraine, indicated that 130 pregnant women in the Antilles and Guiana, another French department, were contaminated by zika virus.

"For one of them have elements that lead us to believe that your baby has microcephaly microcephaly and that this is directly related to their infection zika," said the minister.

"The virus was transmitted by the mosquito a priori" he said.

Brazil was one of the first countries to give warning about the zika and so far is the most affected, with 745 confirmed cases of microcephaly.

Since the epidemic began in October 2015, 157 babies died for this malformation, according to an official toll of 10 March.

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The French authorities said Tuesday they had "a very serious suspicion" the first case of microcephaly related Zika virus, detected in the French island of Martinique in the Caribbean.

 

This case of microcephaly - decreased head circumference of babies - would be the first in France.

 

French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said that some 130 pregnant women in the West Indies and Guyana women, another French department, were affected by Zika virus.

 

"For one of them we have elements that we give to think that your baby has microcephaly microcephaly and that this is directly related to their infection with the virus Zika," said the minister.

 

 

"The virus was transmitted by the mosquito priori" he said.

 

Brazil was one of the first countries to raise the alarm about the zika and so far is the most affected, with 745 confirmed cases of microcephaly. Since the beginning of the epidemic in October 2015, 157 babies died this malformation, according to an official report of 10 March.

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Zika virus causes microcephaly in Martinique, informs Minister of France

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Health Minister of France, Marisol Touraine said on Tuesday (22) to the RMC radio that there is a "strong suspicion" of a case of microcephaly connected to Zika virus on the island of Martinique in Caribbean. It would be the first case of microcephaly in France, an anomaly is suspected to have been caused by Zika, a virus transmitted by mosquito that has spread throughout Latin America.

Marisol Touraine said 130 pregnant were Zika virus diagnosed with the West Indies, including Martinique, as well as Guiana French.

"For one, we have elements that lead us to believe that the baby developed microcephaly and microcephaly is directly linked to their infection with the Zika virus," said the minister.

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ZIKA: FIRST SUSPECTED CASE OF MICROCEPHALY IN MARTINIQUE

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Marisol Touraine said this morning that tests are underway to determine if the baby of a pregnant woman in Martinique suffers from microcephaly following infection Zika virus.
While 130 pregnant women have currently been identified as infected with Zika West Indies and French Guiana since the beginning of the current epidemic, the Health Minister Marisol Touraine said Tuesday on RMC that for a of them, the evidence suggests that her baby is diagnosed with a directly linked to microcephaly Zika virus.
“I do not want to say definitively because we are awaiting the results of final exams, but all the evidence we have going in that direction today,” cautiously added the minister, who also said that “the virus was transmitted by the mosquito a priori.” If the results are positive, this case of microcephaly would be the first in France to the current outbreak. This defect, which is characterized by abnormally small size of the cranium of the fetus, causes mental retardation more or less profound, irreversible disorders of varying intensity development or even death depending on the seriousness of the infringement, according to a document circulated by the French health authorities.

“All you have asked to know about Zika
The existence of a link between Zika and microcephaly fetus has been established scientifically for the first time in a study published March 4 in the journal Cell Stem Cell . Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, STATES) and Florida State University have shown that the virus selectively infects the stem cells that form the cerebral cortex, preventing them from dividing normally to form new cells, resulting in their destruction .
Furthermore, another study published last week in the medical journal The Lancet and conducted by Simon Cauchemez, mathematical modeling of infectious diseases researcher at the Pasteur Institute (Paris), for the first time quantified the risk in case of microcephaly infection Zika. Based on data from the previous outbreak of Zika, held in French Polynesia in 2013 and 2014, scientists estimated at a hundred the risk to a mother infected with the virus during the first trimester of pregnancy to have a baby with microcephaly. Normally, this risk is only 0.02%. It is thus multiplied by 50 outbreak.
Zika virus is transmitted between people through an Aedes mosquito, including Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito). Sexual transmission is possible, although it is rare. For now, the virus has already affected more than 15,000 people in the Caribbean and Guyana, according to Marisol Touraine. In most cases, the symptoms caused by the virus are mild and transient (proud, headache, body aches).
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated at the beginning of February that a possible link between Zika and explosion cases of microcephaly was “a public health emergency of international concern”. In Brazil, the country most affected, 745 infants are suffering from microcephaly -or five times more than the average annually and 157 babies died because of this malformation since the beginning of the epidemic in October 2015, according to a report Official 10 March.

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