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WHO states that Brazil has acted fast in the investigations of Zika virus

WHO states that Brazil has acted fast in the investigations of Zika virus

Agência Saúde - Brazil is a pioneer in the study of the relationship of Zika virus with microcephaly and has advanced with agility in the investigations. These evaluations were made during the 138th Session of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) held this Thursday (28) in Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, the Director-General of the Organization, Margareth Chan, assured that Brazil has responded quickly to international organizations. "We can guarantee that all the information reported by Brazil has been passed on by the WHO to the focal points of each country," said Chan. "All countries are being informed about the evolution of what is being done," said the director of the Surveillance department of Communicable Diseases of the Ministry of Health, Claudio Maierovitch, through videoconference, participated in the debates and the press conference with Brazilian and international journalists. Maierovitch presented the history of the Zika virus in Brazil and talked about the identification, for the first time in the world, of the possibility of the relation of the virus infection with the occurrence of cases of microcephaly in infants whose mothers were infected during pregnancy. "Since the Ministry of Health identified the increase in microcephaly cases in the Northeast region in October 2015, the event was immediately reported to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), even if we did not know the cause, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan spoke of her concern about the rapid spread of the Zika virus, which is already circulating in 23 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and that the world could monitor and assist in the investigations. Latina. "The climatic conditions of this time of year may further increase the mosquito population in many areas," commented Margaret Chan.

WHO will convene a meeting of the Emergency Committee for next Monday (01/02), to advise the Director-General of WHO on the measures to be taken by the Organization to address the risk of Zika virus spread and to discuss research that needs to be carried out to clarify aspects related to the association between Zika and microcephaly. The Committee will also assess whether the outbreak constitutes an International Public Health Emergency of Interest (ESPII).


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