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Zika: Government will monitor without microcephaly babies whose mothers were infected
05/23/2016 16h09Brasilia
Paula Laboissi?re - Reporter Agency Brazil
The Ministry of Health will monitor the development of children born without microcephaly, but whose mothers were infected by Zika virus during pregnancy. The announcement was made today (23) by the Minister of Health, Ricardo Barros, the first day of the 69th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva (Switzerland).
In an interview with Agency Brazil , Barros said the idea is to monitor the emergence of neurological, eye and hearing complications and late sequelae possibly associated with infection of mothers by Zika. According to the minister, the monitoring will be done during the first years of life of children contained in the folder surveillance system as cases dropped to microcephaly.
Know more
Ministry says that 1,384 babies were born with microcephaly between October and May
"Everything will depend on how will evolve the research," he said of the period in which the children will be monitored. The estimate of the folder is that the monitoring is done by five years. "We have experts and an incidence of Zika that allows us to have a research base and we will produce these results."
The ministry will now define which institutions will offer follow-up to identify the infection Zika, diagnosed during pregnancy, may be related to other consequences in child development. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will collaborate with the Brazilian government in the initiative.
Rio 2016
Barros confirmed that the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, will come to Brazil in August for the Olympic Games Rio 2016. The presence of Chan, according to the minister, represents a "show of confidence" in the work it is being conducted by the Brazilian government to control the mosquito Aedes aegypti .
In Geneva, Barros presented a graph showing the low incidence of dengue transmission and other diseases associated with Aedes aegypti during the months in which the sporting event will take place. The minister said he decided to go to the 69th session of the World Health Assembly to pass the 194 member countries "calm" regarding the security measures in health to be performed during the Olympics.
Edition: Luana Louren?o
http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/ger...-sem-microcefalia-cujas-maes-foram-infectadas
Zika: Government will monitor without microcephaly babies whose mothers were infected
05/23/2016 16h09Brasilia
Paula Laboissi?re - Reporter Agency Brazil
The Ministry of Health will monitor the development of children born without microcephaly, but whose mothers were infected by Zika virus during pregnancy. The announcement was made today (23) by the Minister of Health, Ricardo Barros, the first day of the 69th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva (Switzerland).
In an interview with Agency Brazil , Barros said the idea is to monitor the emergence of neurological, eye and hearing complications and late sequelae possibly associated with infection of mothers by Zika. According to the minister, the monitoring will be done during the first years of life of children contained in the folder surveillance system as cases dropped to microcephaly.
Know more
Ministry says that 1,384 babies were born with microcephaly between October and May
"Everything will depend on how will evolve the research," he said of the period in which the children will be monitored. The estimate of the folder is that the monitoring is done by five years. "We have experts and an incidence of Zika that allows us to have a research base and we will produce these results."
The ministry will now define which institutions will offer follow-up to identify the infection Zika, diagnosed during pregnancy, may be related to other consequences in child development. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will collaborate with the Brazilian government in the initiative.
Rio 2016
Barros confirmed that the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, will come to Brazil in August for the Olympic Games Rio 2016. The presence of Chan, according to the minister, represents a "show of confidence" in the work it is being conducted by the Brazilian government to control the mosquito Aedes aegypti .
In Geneva, Barros presented a graph showing the low incidence of dengue transmission and other diseases associated with Aedes aegypti during the months in which the sporting event will take place. The minister said he decided to go to the 69th session of the World Health Assembly to pass the 194 member countries "calm" regarding the security measures in health to be performed during the Olympics.
Edition: Luana Louren?o
http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/ger...-sem-microcefalia-cujas-maes-foram-infectadas