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Reuters publishes Zika virus articles in Brazil and Angola: lack of diagnostic test
Reuters: Baby mothers afflicted by Zika fight poverty and despair
"Nearly three years after an epidemic of zika in Brazil caused thousands of cases of microcephaly and other devastating birth defects in newborns, Reuters returned to monitor mothers and their children … (Marcelino / Steenhuysen, 10/17).
Reuters: Zika in Africa: Rare congenital abnormalities on the rise in Angola
"… The cases have hardly been reported, but an internal report of the World Health Organization (WHO) reviewed by Reuters concluded in April that two cases of a strain potentially Zika had been confirmed at the beginning of 2017, as well as the [approximately 70] The cases of microcephaly reported since have provided "strong evidence" of a microcephaly group linked to Zika in Angola. … [N]The findings of a research team in Portugal suggest that it is the first [cluster] on the African continent involving the Asian strain of the disease … "(Eisenhammer / Steenhuysen, 10/17).
Reuters: Why is it so difficult to diagnose Zika?
"When the Zika epidemic was at its peak in the Americas two years ago, diagnostics manufacturers started working feverishly to create diagnostic tests for a virus that few people in the United States had ever seen. heard. These efforts have now largely stalled as public concerns have decreased, according to health experts, and the development of inexpensive tests to quickly detect Zika infections and distinguish them from mosquito-borne diseases. hard to reach … "(Steenhuysen, 10/17).
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