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Brazil - Ministry of Health confirms 1,198 cases of microcephaly in the country

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Registration Date: 26/04/2016 17:04:33 the amended 26/04/2016 17:04:31 the
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Health confirmed 1,198 cases of microcephaly in the country


Of the 7,228 cases reported so far to the Ministry of Health, 3,710 are still under investigation and 2,320 were discarded

Until April 23, it was confirmed 1,198 cases of microcephaly and other nervous system disorders, suggestive of congenital infection, throughout the country. In all, 7,228 suspected cases have been reported since the start of the investigation in October 2015, and 2,320 were discarded. Other 3,710 are under investigation. The information is the new epidemiological bulletin of the Ministry of Health, released on Tuesday (26), containing the information passed on by state health departments.

Of the total confirmed cases, 194 had laboratory confirmation to the Zika virus. However, the Ministry of Health points out that this figure does not represent adequately the total number of cases related to the virus. That is, the folder considers that there was infection Zika most of the mothers who had babies with a final diagnosis of microcephaly.

The 1,198 confirmed cases occurred in 435 municipalities located in 22 Brazilian states: Alagoas, Bahia, Cear?, Maranh?o, Para?ba, Pernambuco, Piau?, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Esp?rito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Amap?, Amazonas , Par?, Rond?nia, Distrito Federal, Goi?s, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. Already 2,320 cases were discarded because of normal examinations or submit microcefalias and / or changes in the central nervous system causes no infectious.

In the same period, there were 251 suspected deaths of microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system after birth or during pregnancy (miscarriage or stillbirth). Of these, 54 were confirmed to microcephaly and / or alteration of the central nervous system. Other 167 are still under investigation and 30 were discarded.

It should be noted that the Ministry of Health is investigating all cases of microcephaly and other disorders of the central nervous system, informed by the states, and the possible relationship with the Zika virus and other congenital infections. Microcephaly can be caused, many infectious agents, in addition to Zika, as Syphilis, Toxoplasmosis, Other Infectious Agents, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Viral.

The Ministry of Health advises pregnant women to adopt measures to reduce the presence of the mosquito Aedes aegypti , with the elimination of breeding sites , and protect themselves from mosquito exposure, keeping doors and closed or screened windows, wear pants and long-sleeved shirt and use repellents allowed for pregnant women.
Distribution of reported cases of microcephaly by UF until 23 of April of 2016 [TABLE="border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0, width: 100%"]
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[TD="width: 199"]
Regions and Federative Units
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[TD="width: 355, colspan: 3"]
Microcephaly cases and / or malformations suggestive of congenital infection
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
Total accumulated 1 of reported cases from 2015 to 2016
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 112"]
research
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
confirmed 2.3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
discarded 4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Brazil
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
3,710
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
1,198
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
2,320
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
7,228
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Alagoas
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
83
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
57
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
140
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
280
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Bahia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
652
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
221
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
175
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
1,048
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Cear?
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
238
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
84
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
134
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
456
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Maranh?o
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
101
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
99
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
42
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
242
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Para?ba
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
382
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
112
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
370
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
864
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Pernambuco
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
733
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
334
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
816
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
1,883
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Piau?
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
22
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
74
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
61
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
157
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
large northern river
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
297
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
86
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
34
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
417
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Sergipe
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
163
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
31
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
17
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
211
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Northeast
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
2,671
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
1,098
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
1,789
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
5,558
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Holy Spirit
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
100
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
7
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
24
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
131
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Minas Gerais
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
51
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
50
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
103
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Rio de Janeiro
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
288
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
42
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
85
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
415
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Sao Paulo
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
161 to
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"] [/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
108
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
269
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Southeast region
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
600
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
51
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
267
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
918
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Acre
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
18
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"] [/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
17
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
35
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Amap?
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
1
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
7
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Amazon
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
9
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
17
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
For
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
26
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
1
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"] [/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
27
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Rond?nia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
5
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
12
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Roraima
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
22
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"] [/TD]
[TD="width: 118"] [/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
22
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Tocantins
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
118
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
17 b
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
138
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
North region
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
199
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
15
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
44
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
258
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Federal district
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
31
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
37
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Goi?s
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
82
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
9
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
37
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
128
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Mato Grosso
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
116
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
15
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
74
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
205
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Mato Grosso do Sul
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
14
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
18
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Midwest region
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
202
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
30
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
156
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
388
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Paran?
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
6
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
25
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
33
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Santa Catarina
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"] [/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
Rio Grande do Sul
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
30
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
two
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
36
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
68
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 199"]
South region
[/TD]
[TD="width: 112"]
38
[/TD]
[TD="width: 125"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 118"]
64
[/TD]
[TD="width: 142"]
106
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Source: Health Departments of the States and the Federal District (updated data until 04/09/2016).
1 Cumulative number of reported cases that met the definition of previous operating case (33 cm), and the definitions adopted in Surveillance Protocol (from 12/09/2015) that defined the Head Circumference 32 cm for newborns 37 or more weeks of gestation and other protocol definitions.
2 present typical changes: indicative of congenital infection, such as intracranial calcifications, dilation of cerebral ventricles or changes in posterior fossa and other clinical signs observed by any imaging method or identification of Zika virus in laboratory tests.
3 were confirmed 194 cases by specific laboratory criteria for Zika (PCR and serology technique) virus.
4 Discarded have normal exams by presenting microcephaly and / or congenital malformations confirmed by non-infectious causes or does not meet the case definitions.
The. As reported by the Epidemiological Surveillance Center "Prof. Alexandre Vranjac ", the State Secretary of Health of S?o Paulo, 161 cases are under investigation for congenital infection. Of these, 39 are possibly associated with infection by Zika virus, but have not yet been finalized investigations.
B. Reduction in value after review and correction (typo, classification)

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