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Sunday March 6, 2016 - 12:01 AM
Cases of Zika virus in Colombia already exceed 47,000
Of all virus reports, 8,890 belong to pregnant women. However, the National Institute of Health has not confirmed that there is a relationship with microcephaly cases that have occurred in fetuses.
Colombia reported 47,771 cases of infected virus zika, 8,890 of which in pregnant women, reported yesterday by the National Institute of Health, NIH.
Since the beginning of the epidemic phase, there have been 39,924 cases confirmed by clinical, laboratory confirmed 2,090 and 5,757 suspected cases, according to the latest epidemiological bulletin.
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In the last week, 5,065 new cases were reported in 1,237 pregnant.
The virus is maintained in 282 municipalities, and most affected are women (67.4%), with the highest incidence among persons aged 25 to 29 years (14.1%).
forecasts
In Colombia, where the Ministry of Health linked the zika with three deaths of patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (a neurological disorder), more than 600,000 infected anticipated by the virus this year and a half thousand cases of microcephaly if the situation repeats that Brazil lives, most affected country with over a million and a half cases.
The virus will spread throughout the Americas except Canada and Chile, he warned the World Health Organization, WHO.
by region
According to the report, the most frequently reported cases are in the Caribbean region with 16,754 cases, of which 601 have been laboratory confirmed, 14,170 are confirmed by clinical and 1983 cases are suspected cases.
In the central region, 14,763 cases last week, 603 laboratory confirmed by clinical 12,493 and 1,667 suspected cases are recorded. The eastern region recorded 9,538 cases, 709 laboratory confirmed 7922 confirmed by clinical and 907 cases are suspected.
On the other hand, the Amazon region had 922 cases, 64 laboratory confirmed and 758 clinically confirmed 100 cases of suspicion.
Finally, the region of the Orinoco region recorded a total of 1,670 cases and 4,069 cases peaceful.
No confirmation
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest concerns generated by this virus in pregnant women, because in Sucre new cases of congenital malformations were reported in newborns infected with zika. Also, on Friday the British magazine Nature published a report where he says the relationship of microcephaly and brain problems with the virus. Despite this, the National Institute of Health (INS), the official authorized to examine and report cases in the country organism, has neither confirmed nor endorsed the findings made by the magazine. "in this case insisted the Principal- not know the type of tests that were run, validating them and management that gave the samples, the Institute has not yet been able to review, because the Ministry of Health Sucre still not sent , "he said about it , Martha Ospina, director of the INS.
http://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/350003-casos-del-virus-del-zika-en-colombia-ya-superan-los-47000
Sunday March 6, 2016 - 12:01 AM
Cases of Zika virus in Colombia already exceed 47,000
Of all virus reports, 8,890 belong to pregnant women. However, the National Institute of Health has not confirmed that there is a relationship with microcephaly cases that have occurred in fetuses.
Colombia reported 47,771 cases of infected virus zika, 8,890 of which in pregnant women, reported yesterday by the National Institute of Health, NIH.
Since the beginning of the epidemic phase, there have been 39,924 cases confirmed by clinical, laboratory confirmed 2,090 and 5,757 suspected cases, according to the latest epidemiological bulletin.
...
In the last week, 5,065 new cases were reported in 1,237 pregnant.
The virus is maintained in 282 municipalities, and most affected are women (67.4%), with the highest incidence among persons aged 25 to 29 years (14.1%).
forecasts
In Colombia, where the Ministry of Health linked the zika with three deaths of patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (a neurological disorder), more than 600,000 infected anticipated by the virus this year and a half thousand cases of microcephaly if the situation repeats that Brazil lives, most affected country with over a million and a half cases.
The virus will spread throughout the Americas except Canada and Chile, he warned the World Health Organization, WHO.
by region
According to the report, the most frequently reported cases are in the Caribbean region with 16,754 cases, of which 601 have been laboratory confirmed, 14,170 are confirmed by clinical and 1983 cases are suspected cases.
In the central region, 14,763 cases last week, 603 laboratory confirmed by clinical 12,493 and 1,667 suspected cases are recorded. The eastern region recorded 9,538 cases, 709 laboratory confirmed 7922 confirmed by clinical and 907 cases are suspected.
On the other hand, the Amazon region had 922 cases, 64 laboratory confirmed and 758 clinically confirmed 100 cases of suspicion.
Finally, the region of the Orinoco region recorded a total of 1,670 cases and 4,069 cases peaceful.
No confirmation
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest concerns generated by this virus in pregnant women, because in Sucre new cases of congenital malformations were reported in newborns infected with zika. Also, on Friday the British magazine Nature published a report where he says the relationship of microcephaly and brain problems with the virus. Despite this, the National Institute of Health (INS), the official authorized to examine and report cases in the country organism, has neither confirmed nor endorsed the findings made by the magazine. "in this case insisted the Principal- not know the type of tests that were run, validating them and management that gave the samples, the Institute has not yet been able to review, because the Ministry of Health Sucre still not sent , "he said about it , Martha Ospina, director of the INS.
http://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/350003-casos-del-virus-del-zika-en-colombia-ya-superan-los-47000
