Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
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monday, januari 11, 2016
ZIKA: "WE THOUGHT IT WAS TRIVIAL, IT WAS NOT THE CASE "
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"Something happened"
Zika the fenua (= the country = Polynesia, GvdH) knew it well. It also was the first major outbreak of the virus in the world. Between October 2013 and April 2014, approximately 32,000 people have been infected, or 11.5% of the total population, according to the official toll of health services. But it is more likely between "60 and 70%" of the people who contracted the disease according to Dr. Henri-Pierre Mallet, head of the Health Surveillance Office .
And with it its share of (bad) surprises. For the zika also caused 42 cases of Guillain-Barr? syndrome in just four months. But it was also and above all, something that had gone unnoticed, of the likely consequences on the growth of the fetus.
The first who realized were pediatricians in Hospital Taaone, intrigued, months after the outbreak of hosting an unusual number of babies with rare diseases. Medical records were then reopened.18 problematic pregnancies were detected. , the majority for microcephaly, of a total of 2000 during this period
"A figure that breaks with the data from previous years," said Pierre-Henri Mallet. The doctor therefore draws conclusions: "something happened."
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monday, januari 11, 2016
ZIKA: "WE THOUGHT IT WAS TRIVIAL, IT WAS NOT THE CASE "
- snip -
"Something happened"
Zika the fenua (= the country = Polynesia, GvdH) knew it well. It also was the first major outbreak of the virus in the world. Between October 2013 and April 2014, approximately 32,000 people have been infected, or 11.5% of the total population, according to the official toll of health services. But it is more likely between "60 and 70%" of the people who contracted the disease according to Dr. Henri-Pierre Mallet, head of the Health Surveillance Office .
And with it its share of (bad) surprises. For the zika also caused 42 cases of Guillain-Barr? syndrome in just four months. But it was also and above all, something that had gone unnoticed, of the likely consequences on the growth of the fetus.
The first who realized were pediatricians in Hospital Taaone, intrigued, months after the outbreak of hosting an unusual number of babies with rare diseases. Medical records were then reopened.18 problematic pregnancies were detected. , the majority for microcephaly, of a total of 2000 during this period
"A figure that breaks with the data from previous years," said Pierre-Henri Mallet. The doctor therefore draws conclusions: "something happened."
READ MORE (FRENCH)
