{"id":4377,"date":"2015-11-30T18:45:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T20:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revistahcsm.coc.fiocruz.br\/english\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2015-12-22T10:39:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T12:39:09","slug":"brazil-confirms-link-between-zika-virus-and-microcephaly-in-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revistahcsm.coc.fiocruz.br\/english\/brazil-confirms-link-between-zika-virus-and-microcephaly-in-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil confirms link between zika virus and microcephaly in babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 2015<\/p>\n

The Brazilian\u00a0health ministry confirmed Saturday that there was a link between cases of microcephaly, a head deformity, in babies\u00a0and the Zika virus, transmitted\u00a0by Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads dengue.<\/p>\n

Health authorities established the link after identifying the presence of the virus in a\u00a0deceased baby who had been\u00a0born with microcephaly and\u00a0other genetic diseases.<\/p>\n

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Tests on baby born in Cear\u00e1 with microcephaly and other congenital malformations revealed the presence of the virus in blood samples and tissues. Ag\u00eancia Brasil \/ Archive<\/p><\/div>\n

According to official data, a\u00a0total of 739 suspected cases of newborn babies with microcephaly have already been identified throughout Brazil so far this year, compared to 147 diagnosed cases in 2014\u00a0.<\/p>\n

This is an unprecedented situation in world scientific research.<\/p>\n

Researches on the subject should continue to clarify issues such as the transmission of the agent, its effects in the human body, the infection of the fetus and period of increased vulnerability for pregnant women. On initial analysis, the risk is associated with the first three months of pregnancy.<\/p>\n

After the initial findings, The Brazilian Ministry of Health called for a national mobilization to contain the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, responsible for the spread of dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses.<\/p>\n

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation\u00a0in which the circumference of the head is smaller – commonly, less than 33 cm – usually because the brain has not developed properly or has stopped growing.\u00a0\u00a0The congenital disease can lead to serious problems with child intellectual development.<\/p>\n

Sources: Fiocruz<\/a>\u00a0and Ag\u00eancia Brasil<\/a><\/p>\n

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