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news - First death from a paralysis condition via Zika in Puerto Rico on HWN ZIKA UPDATE back to all News
First death from a paralysis condition via Zika in Puerto Rico on HWN ZIKA UPDATE
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Puerto Rico is reporting its first death from a paralysis condition that developed from a Zika infection.
 
State epidemiologist Brenda Rivera said Friday that the victim is a man between 35 and 45 years old from the San Juan metro area who died from Guillain-Barre syndrome. The condition can cause temporary paralysis and death in rare instances.
 
The U.S. territory has 13,186 confirmed Zika cases, including 1,106 pregnant women. A study published Friday in JAMA Pediatrics estimates up to 270 babies in Puerto Rico could be born with severe birth defects because of Zika.
 
The United States has declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico because of the mosquito-borne virus. Officials have warned that up to 25 percent of Puerto Rico's nearly 3.5 million people could become infected.
 
Source: AP, HWN AFRICA.

 

: 2016-08-19 18:46:26 | : 1459

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