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01.28.2016
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270 diagnoses have been confirmed, others follow research.
Ministry says there are already 'downward trend in the number of notifications'.
Brazil has already registered 4,180 suspected microcephaly since the current epidemic of zika virus associated with these neurodevelopmental problem. Of these cases, however, 462 were discarded.
"Regarding the report released on January 20, there appears a tendency to reduce the number of notifications. The increase identified in a week of reported cases was 7%. However, the amount of discarded cases grew 63%, from 282 to the current 462, "said ministry statement quoting Claudio Maierovitch, director of the Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance.
Only 270 cases already had been diagnosed, and 3,448 others are still under investigation.
MICROCEPHALY
The Northeast region has 86% of notifications, and Pernambuco continues with the highest number of cases in evaluation (1125). The other eight most affected states are (497), Bahia (471), Ceará (218), Sergipe (172), Alagoas (158), Rio Grande do Norte (133), Rio de Janeiro (122) and Maranhão (119) .
Of all Brazilian states, Santa Catarina is the only one officially has no cases of microcephaly because the only suspect was discarded. Acre, Amapá and Amazonas did survey.
Although cases of microcephaly have a high correlation with the presence of the virus in a few cases zika is effectively diagnosed in pregnant women. The government has confirmed the presence by PCR, a type of test that detects traces of the virus material, but testing is expensive and can only find the virus when the virus.
To detect viruses past - which have hampered the development of a fetus has been born - you need to submit the mother serology tests. That other types of test that evaluates the patient's immune system - are not available for the public. The private network diagnostics already does the exam, but only now have demand. Not a practical exam and fast, though, because private laboratories examinations are sending abroad for confirmation.
Kits
The ministry says it is distributing 500,000 PCR test kits to expand the diagnostic capability of zika, but still talks about implementation of the examination by serology. Brazilian research institutes, such as the USP and Fiocruz, already seeking to develop a national survey.
Regarding cases of death associated with 68 cases zika have been notified by congenital malformation after childbirth or during pregnancy (miscarriage), says the ministry. Destescasos, 12 were confirmed to the relationship with congenital infection, all in the Northeast, 10 in Rio Grande do Norte, one in Ceará and one in Piauí. Continue research in 51 deaths and five have already been discarded.
The announcement of the new figures on cases of microcephaly occurred on the same day the federal government announced the granting of a benefit to mothers of children who have been diagnosed with microcephaly.
microcephaly call bdbr December 9, 2015 (Photo: bdbr)
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