Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
januari 20 , 2016
PRESS RELEASE - MOH
The new epidemiological report released on Wednesday (20) by the Ministry of Health indicate 3,893 suspected cases of microcephaly. The notifications were registered until 16 January and took place in 764 municipalities in 21 Brazilian states. The report shows a breakdown of confirmed cases and discarded. The notified total of 224 had microcephaly confirmation, 6 confirmed the relationship with the Zika virus and other 282 were discarded. Continue research 3,381 suspected cases of microcephaly.
In total there were 49 reported deaths due to congenital malformations. These five have been confirmed for the relationship with the Zika virus, all in the Northeast, one in Cear? and four in Rio Grande do Norte.
Additionally, the release also brings the laboratory investigation of a baby with microcephaly in Minas Gerais, which had the relationship with Zika diagnosed. This is the sixth confirmed the relationship of disease with the virus. These results add to the other scientific evidence obtained in 2015 and reinforce the hypothesis relationship between the Zika virus infection and the occurrence of microcephaly and other congenital malformations.
Laboratories expand 20 times the capacity for Zika tests
The Ministry of Health distributes 500 thousand tests to perform diagnostic PCR (molecular biology) for Zika virus. As a result, public laboratories will expand 20 times the capacity of the exams, from thousand to 20 thousand monthly diagnostics.
Apart from this quantitative also be purchased another 500 thousand national molecular biology tests, produced by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) for the diagnosis of dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Called NAT Discriminatory Kit dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika, the procedure allows for the simultaneous identification of genetic material to all three viruses, avoiding the need for three separate tests. The novelty will ensure greater flexibility for the diagnosis performed in the network Ministry of Health laboratories, as well as reduce costs and allow the substitution of foreign inputs for a national product.
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PRESS RELEASE - MOH
The new epidemiological report released on Wednesday (20) by the Ministry of Health indicate 3,893 suspected cases of microcephaly. The notifications were registered until 16 January and took place in 764 municipalities in 21 Brazilian states. The report shows a breakdown of confirmed cases and discarded. The notified total of 224 had microcephaly confirmation, 6 confirmed the relationship with the Zika virus and other 282 were discarded. Continue research 3,381 suspected cases of microcephaly.
In total there were 49 reported deaths due to congenital malformations. These five have been confirmed for the relationship with the Zika virus, all in the Northeast, one in Cear? and four in Rio Grande do Norte.
Additionally, the release also brings the laboratory investigation of a baby with microcephaly in Minas Gerais, which had the relationship with Zika diagnosed. This is the sixth confirmed the relationship of disease with the virus. These results add to the other scientific evidence obtained in 2015 and reinforce the hypothesis relationship between the Zika virus infection and the occurrence of microcephaly and other congenital malformations.
Laboratories expand 20 times the capacity for Zika tests
The Ministry of Health distributes 500 thousand tests to perform diagnostic PCR (molecular biology) for Zika virus. As a result, public laboratories will expand 20 times the capacity of the exams, from thousand to 20 thousand monthly diagnostics.
Apart from this quantitative also be purchased another 500 thousand national molecular biology tests, produced by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) for the diagnosis of dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Called NAT Discriminatory Kit dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika, the procedure allows for the simultaneous identification of genetic material to all three viruses, avoiding the need for three separate tests. The novelty will ensure greater flexibility for the diagnosis performed in the network Ministry of Health laboratories, as well as reduce costs and allow the substitution of foreign inputs for a national product.
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