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Puerto Rico Reports 1st Zika-Related Microcephaly Case
By DANICA COTO, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ? May 13, 2016, 12:49 PM ET
Puerto Rico on Friday announced its first Zika-related microcephaly case as concerns grow over an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in the U.S. territory.
Health Secretary Ana Rius said a fetus turned over by an unidentified woman to U.S. health officials had severe microcephaly and tested positive for Zika. Rius declined to say whether the woman had an abortion or miscarried, but said the microcephaly was diagnosed through a sonogram. She declined to provide other details.
"I want to urge any pregnant women with even the slightest concern of infection to go see a doctor," she said.
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Puerto Rico has counted 925 cases of Zika, including 128 pregnant women. At least 14 pregnant women infected with Zika have given birth to healthy babies. Rius said the unidentified woman who donated her fetus did not test positive for Zika or present symptoms but she clearly was infected at one point. The health secretary noted that there is only a short period when people with Zika test positive for the virus, and after that it no longer shows up.
So far, 27 people with Zika have been hospitalized in Puerto Rico, and one Zika-related death has been reported.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSt...s-1st-zika-related-microcephaly-case-39097629
By DANICA COTO, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ? May 13, 2016, 12:49 PM ET
Puerto Rico on Friday announced its first Zika-related microcephaly case as concerns grow over an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in the U.S. territory.
Health Secretary Ana Rius said a fetus turned over by an unidentified woman to U.S. health officials had severe microcephaly and tested positive for Zika. Rius declined to say whether the woman had an abortion or miscarried, but said the microcephaly was diagnosed through a sonogram. She declined to provide other details.
"I want to urge any pregnant women with even the slightest concern of infection to go see a doctor," she said.
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Puerto Rico has counted 925 cases of Zika, including 128 pregnant women. At least 14 pregnant women infected with Zika have given birth to healthy babies. Rius said the unidentified woman who donated her fetus did not test positive for Zika or present symptoms but she clearly was infected at one point. The health secretary noted that there is only a short period when people with Zika test positive for the virus, and after that it no longer shows up.
So far, 27 people with Zika have been hospitalized in Puerto Rico, and one Zika-related death has been reported.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSt...s-1st-zika-related-microcephaly-case-39097629