Sentences with phrase «between microcephaly»

Scientists believe there is a link between microcephaly and Zika, and a growing body of evidence supports this claim.

While a link between microcephaly and Zika infections has not been proven, there's evidence to suggest the virus may be passed from mothers to their babies via the placenta.

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It covered all babies born with microcephaly delivered in eight public hospitals in Brazil's north - eastern Pernambuco State between January 15 and May 2 this year.

The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light last fall in Brazil, which has now confirmed more than 1,800 cases of microcephaly that it considers to be related to Zika infection in the mothers.

As we report in a collection of stories, much remains unclear, including the relationship between Zika infection and microcephaly and how best to combat the mosquitoes that spread the disease.

Last year, however, concerns about the virus skyrocketed following the link between Zika virus infection with microcephaly in Brazil.

«We've been seeing growing evidence of the association between Zika and congenital central nervous system malformations, not just microcephaly, since the first cases were picked up,» says Wim Van Bortel, senior expert on vector - borne diseases at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Solna, Sweden.

While the mouse study does not prove a direct connection between Zika infection and microcephaly, Rossi said, it does underscore the urgent need for effective animal models to further study the course of disease and its transmission.

He continues, «There is a clear temporal association between the increased reporting of cases of microcephaly and of GBS and the Zika virus outbreak.

An association between Zika infections during pregnancy and the birth of babies with microcephaly (a birth defect in which an infant's brain does not develop properly resulting in a smaller than normal head) was first suggested by Brazilian physicians in August 2015, and in November microcephaly cases potentially associated with Zika started to be recorded; three months later WHO made its announcement.

Frieden, who is the second - longest serving CDC director in the agency's history, says his years at the helm were marked with successes that include affirming the link between Zika virus and microcephaly, helping beat back Ebola and supporting programs that promoted a drop in U.S. teen pregnancy numbers.

As evidence grew for a causal link between Zika infection and microcephaly and other serious congenital anomalies (1), the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Latin American Zika epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in February 2016 (2).

That state has seen at least 487 microcephaly cases so far this year, compared with an average of 10 cases annually between 2010 and 2014.

While this study does not prove the direct link between Zika and microcephaly, it does pinpoint where the virus may be doing the most damage.

Chan noted that there was «a particularly strong association in time and in space» between the arrival of the virus and the detection of microcephaly and other neurological disorders.

Increasingly strong links between the spread of Zika virus and microcephaly in newborns led the World Health Organization (WHO) today to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

These findings may correlate with disrupted brain development, but direct evidence for a link between Zika virus and microcephaly is more likely to come from clinical studies, the researchers say.

Treating the link between Zika virus and diseases like microcephaly as «guilty unless proven innocent» may help to aid public health responses.

In 2015, the Zika virus began spreading throughout the Americas and a potential link was seen between the virus and a significant increase in cases of fetal microcephaly, as well as other neurologic abnormalities.

«Likely biological link found between Zika virus, microcephaly: Discovery with lab - grown stem cells could be used to identify potential therapies.»

«Many unanswered questions remain about the links between Zika virus disease, microcephaly and Guillain — Barré syndrome,» noted Etienne.

Then, in late November, the Brazilian government said it believed there was a link between Zika and microcephaly — and sales went through the roof.

But Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said its findings offer «potentially important» new information about the link between Zika and microcephaly.

Strengthening the link between Zika virus and microcephaly, scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered that a protein the virus uses to infect skin cells and cause a rash is present also in stem cells of the developing human brain and retina.

«In addition to microcephaly, infection with Zika virus in adults can lead to destruction of myelin, a mixture of proteins and fatty substances that insulate nerves to speed electrical communication between neurons, a condition called Guillain - Barre syndrome.»

CDC director Tom Frieden said Friday that scientists are confident that there is an association between the Zika virus and microcephaly.

Researchers said studies are still needed to definitively prove the link between Zika and microcephaly.

There is a causal link between Zika infection and at least two serious diseases: microcephaly and Guillain - Barré Syndrome (GBS).

However, this is precisely the type of question that researchers are now seeking to answer with the additional funding and resource made available following the WHO statement yesterday declaring the potential link between Zika virus and microcephaly as a public health emergency of internal concern.»

The birth prevalence of neonatal microcephaly and other central nervous system malformations greatly increased between 2015 and mid-2016 in Brazil.1 - 3 Several reports1,2,4 - 6 suggested an association between these findings and Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during outbreaks in Brazil and French Polynesia.

If Zika is the cause of microcephaly (and at the moment this looks increasingly likely), then a more subtle interaction between virus, patient and environment is involved, rather than some new property arising within the virus due to mutation.

The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly, however, has not been precisely quantified.

This could make it harder to understand the potential relationship between Zika, microcephaly and other neurological complications in South America and other regions.

Based on a newly published systematic review of current research, WHO has reaffirmed its position that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities, including microcephaly, and refined its position on the relationship between Zika virus infection and Guillain - Barré syndrome, stating that Zika virus infection is a trigger of Guillain - Barré syndrome.