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A widespread epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was reported in 2015 in South and Central America and the Caribbean. A major concern associated with this infection is the apparent increased incidence of microcephaly in fetuses born to mothers infected with ZIKV. In this report, we describe the case of an expectant mother who had a febrile illness with rash at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy while she was living in Brazil. Ultrasonography performed at 29 weeks of gestation revealed microcephaly with calcifications in the fetal brain and placenta.
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Infecciones por Flavivirus/prevención & control , Microcefalia/embriología , Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/virología , Ultrasonografía Prenatal/métodosRESUMEN
Article published on December 9, 2010, at The New England Journal of Medicine that brings information about the origin of the cholera outbreak in Haiti, including also general information about the disease.
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Cólera , Vibrio cholerae , Infecciones Bacterianas , Enfermedades Transmitidas por el Agua , Brotes de EnfermedadesRESUMEN
It was published in the journal New England Journal of Medicine an article about Influenza H1N1.The Department of Health and Human Services will present to Congress its first-ever national health security strategy, outlining high-priority activities and areas of investment for strengthening the capability of the United States to prepare for, respond to, and recover from large-scale public health emergencies. Fortunately, the strategy is being developed in parallel with a national debate over health care reform, since national health security will not be achievable without key elements of reform. These elements include an effective focus on prevention and wellness, universal access to needed care, widespread deployment of health information technology, changes in the organization of and payment for care, and research on comparative effectiveness.