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Brazil will monitor Zika's complications in infants

Brazil will monitor Zika's complications in infants

Brazil will accompany children who were not born with microcephaly, but had their mothers infected by Zika virus. The action was announced by the Health Minister, Ricardo Barros, on Monday (23), at the opening of the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The cases reported in the surveillance system will be monitored, but discarded for microcephaly. "We offer comprehensive care to children with microcephaly and we will accompany children whose mothers have been infected by Zika during pregnancy, including those who do not have microcephaly, to detect the occurrence of neurological, ocular or auditory complications, "Barros said.

The next step is to define which institutions will provide follow-up to identify whether the Zika virus may be related to other consequences in the development of children.

"We recognize the role played by PAHO and WHO in the joint actions with Brazil in the response to the Zika virus, health emergency which is already present in 60 countries, exposing 1.3 billion people to the disease, 15% of whom are Brazilians. In the coming days we will have opportunities to discuss and continue to share information on the response to this emergency, "said the minister.

"We recognize the role played by PAHO and WHO in joint actions with Brazil in responding to the Zika virus, a public health emergency that is already present in 60 countries, exposing 1.3 billion people to the disease, of which 15 In the coming days we will have opportunities to discuss and continue to share information on the response to this emergency, "the minister said.

In addition to pointing out the actions implemented in the country s against Aedes aegypti

, such as the strengthening of health surveillance and the encouragement of the development of new technologies for vector control, the minister tried to reassure the other nations regarding the security measures in the area In his speech, Barros showed a graph with the low incidence of dengue transmission and other diseases transmitted by Aedes in the period of competition in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) . "We have taken specific vector control measures that allow me to reaffirm that the Olympic Games will run safely for the Olympic family and all visitors," he concluded.

In the technical event "Dengue: reaffirming dialogue", Brazil, one of the supporters of the meeting, presented the results of the mobilization against Aedes aegypti and new technologies to combat mosquitoes.


Yellow fever virus is found in another species of Aedes

Yellow fever virus is found in another species of Aedes

However, the researchers believe that the mosquito is susceptible to the virus more in rural and wild environments. It is believed that it may have been infected by monkeys in the wild, but its potential as a yellow fever vector is not yet known. "This finding is important because Aedes albopictus may establish an intermediate (rural) cycle, of the Yellow Fever in the Americas, similar to what occurs in Africa, "says Pedro Vasconcelos, director of the Evandro Chagas Institute, in an interview with the Institute's website.

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Gastroesophageal reflux: cure is not always possible, but treatment controls symptoms

Gastroesophageal reflux: cure is not always possible, but treatment controls symptoms

Gastroesophageal reflux is the return of food from the stomach into the esophagus. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is defined as the presence of reflux associated with symptoms or complications. The diagnosis is based on symptoms or complementary tests. Complaints include typical symptoms (retrosternal burning and regurgitation) and atypical (food impaction, chronic cough, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, chest pain, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis, ulcers, hoarseness, hawking, halitosis and tooth erosion) .

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