Microcephaly quadrupled in Colombia this year due to Zika: report
Cases of microcephaly in Colombia were four times higher this year than last, an increase that coincides with a widespread outbreak of Zika virus in the country, a report released…
Cases of microcephaly in Colombia were four times higher this year than last, an increase that coincides with a widespread outbreak of Zika virus in the country, a report released…
Colombia’s health ministry said Monday that the Zika epidemic that affected almost 100,000 in the country is over. The mosquito-borne disease entered Colombia in September last year and generated major…
Colombian authorities are reporting that five babies have been born in the country this year with microcephaly associated with the rapidly spreading Zika virus. The National Health Institute also said…
Nearly 72,000 cases of Zika have been reported in Colombia since October, with almost 13,000 occurring in pregnant women, although the country is going through a decline in outbreaks, according…
Colombia has confirmed the first two cases of a rare birth defect associated with the spread of Zika.
Colombia’s National Health Institute, or INS, is making a study to determine whether 41 cases of newborns with microcephaly – unusually small heads – are related to contagion by the…
Colombia’s National Health Institute are closely monitoring at least 15 cases of children born with the birth defect microcephaly to investigate a suspected link to the Zika virus.
Colombia’s National Health Institute said Monday that it found no evidence to link the Zika virus with the birth defect microcephaly in the case of a baby born with the condition.
Colombia has registered 42,706 cases of people infected with Zika, including 7,653 in pregnant women, the country’s National Health Institute reported on Saturday.