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72,000 infected with Zika in Colombia since October
Sun Apr 24, 2016 5:31AM
Some 72,000 people, including about 13,000 pregnant women, have been infected with the Zika virus in Colombia since October 2015, health officials say.
Colombia's National Health Institute (INS) reported on Saturday that in addition to the cases of Zika infection, four cases of microcephaly, an irreversible condition in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and damaged brains, have been identified in the South American country, adding that another 22 cases of potential microcephaly are under investigation.
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A total of 3,292 Zika cases have been confirmed by Colombian laboratories and 68,660 suspected cases have been noted by health officials since the beginning of the epidemic in October 2015.
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http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/04/24/462254/Colombia-Zika-microcephaly-Brazil/
Sun Apr 24, 2016 5:31AM
Some 72,000 people, including about 13,000 pregnant women, have been infected with the Zika virus in Colombia since October 2015, health officials say.
Colombia's National Health Institute (INS) reported on Saturday that in addition to the cases of Zika infection, four cases of microcephaly, an irreversible condition in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and damaged brains, have been identified in the South American country, adding that another 22 cases of potential microcephaly are under investigation.
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A total of 3,292 Zika cases have been confirmed by Colombian laboratories and 68,660 suspected cases have been noted by health officials since the beginning of the epidemic in October 2015.
...
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/04/24/462254/Colombia-Zika-microcephaly-Brazil/