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According to the latest epidemiological report by the National Institute of Health, in Antioquia are six cases of microcephaly, apparently associated with the Zika virus. Health officials in the department confirmed that three cases are reported in Medellin, two in Urrao and one in Guarne.

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In Antioquia six cases of microcephaly associated with zika studied

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INS reported 42,706 cases in the country zika / AFP Photo

 

According to the latest epidemiological report by the National Institute of Health, in Antioquia are six cases of microcephaly, apparently associated with the Zika virus. Health officials in the department confirmed that three cases are reported in Medellin, two in Urrao and one in Guarne.

Public health manager in Antioquia, Castrillón Ricardo Quintero, said it is premature to say that cases of microcephaly are related to Zika virus.However, he clarified that mothers and their babies were conducted laboratory tests and are awaiting the results.

Castrillón Quintero recalled that the municipalities of Turbo and Apartadó in Urabá and Caucasia in Bajo Cauca, are the most likely areas of contracting the virus Zika and stressed that the department has slowed by 30 percent endemic process the illness.

According to the National Institute of Health, in total, Colombia reported 58,000 cases of zika 838 since the start of the circulation of the virus. In Antioquia, so far, are 99 confirmed cases of the Zika virus.

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In Antioquia six cases of microcephaly associated with zika studied

Pregnant woman Maria Camila Davila, infected by the virus Zika, is Meoz Attended at the Erasmus University Hospital in Cucuta, Colombia, on January 25, 2016. Authorities in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica Have advised to avoid pregnancy couples for the time being due to the presence of the virus Zika Because if a pregnant woman is infected by the virus, the baby born with microcephaly Could be.  The Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease Suspected of Causing serious birth defects, is expected to spread to all countries in the Americas except Canada and Chile, the World Health Organization Said.  AFP PHOTO / Schneyder Mendoza / AFP / SCHNEYDER MENDOZA

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According to the latest epidemiological report by the National Institute of Health, in Antioquia are six cases of microcephaly, apparently associated with the Zika virus. Health officials in the department confirmed that three cases are reported in Medellin, two in Urrao and one in Guarne.

Public health manager in Antioquia, Castrillón Ricardo Quintero, said it is premature to say that cases of microcephaly are related to Zika virus. However, he clarified that mothers and their babies were conducted laboratory tests and are awaiting the results.

Castrillón Quintero recalled that the municipalities of Turbo and Apartadó in Urabá and Caucasia in Bajo Cauca, are the most likely areas of contracting the virus Zika and stressed that the department has slowed by 30 percent endemic process the illness.

According to the National Institute of Health, in total, Colombia reported 58,000 cases of zika 838 since the start of the circulation of the virus. In Antioquia, so far, are 99 confirmed cases of the virus Zika./RCN R

http://notimedellin.com/en-antioquia-se-estudian-seis-casos-de-microcefalia-asociados-con-zika/

 

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