Latin America takes the fight against Zika Virus on

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Latin America takes the fight against Zika Virus on

The health Ministers of the South American countries of Mercosur have a plan of action to combat the Zika Virus agreed. In Florida, new infections for Berunruhigung.

Combating the Aedes mosquitoes with insecticides in Rio de Janeiro

In a Krisentreffen in Montevideo decided the health Ministers of the South American States, as well as their counterparts from Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic in addition to a better coordinated health policy, among other things, information campaigns for the population.

Moreover, the the States the scientific procedures for identification of the Virus unify and fight against the Vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti, across borders. “There are neither magic solutions nor simple answers,” said Uruguay’s health Minister Jorge Basso.

Zika-conference of the South American States in Montevideo

Risk for Pregnant women

The Director of the pan American health organization OPS, Carissa Etienne, said after the Meeting in Montevideo. in particular, the speed with which the especially for Pregnant women dangerous Zika Virus ausbreite, was alarming. After your details are already 26 countries on the subcontinent affected until the end of 2016, will be a rise in the cases of four millions. To data from the U.S., according to which the Zika Virus through sexual contact could be transferred, expressed Etienne restrained. “If this is confirmed, then the Problem is a whole new Dimension to it,” she said.

WHO calls Gesundheitsnotstand from

The world health organization WHO was due to Zika on Monday the global Gesundheitsnotstand proclaimed. The Virus is suspected, Schädelfehlbildungen embryos that trigger. Babies come with to small heads of the world; an intellectual disability is usually the result. Usually, Zika infections only cause flu-like symptoms.

The mosquito Aedes aegypti transmits the Zika Virus

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Brazil, the most affected country, with up to 1.5 million Zika disease, offered in the neighbouring countries, among other things, the training of paramedics. Also, should international assistance be requested. The Brazilian health Minister Marcelo Castro announced in Montevideo with his country already have a collaboration with the US food and drug administration, the CDC agreed, among other things, the development of a vaccine to promote.

Also the countries of Central America want to the spread of Zika Virus with an action plan to face. It would have in a conference call, the Ministers from the whole of Central America including Belize and Panama agreed, informed the Guatemalan health Minister Alfonso Cabrera in front of journalists. The objective was to especially pregnant women better prior to a infection to protect. One of the most urgent measures is the Fumigate the breeding grounds of mosquitoes.

The US state of Florida has in the meantime due to the occurrence of Zika Virus in four Counties the medical emergency was proclaimed. In the counties there were nine cases of Zika infection viruses become known, all the patients had when traveling in affected areas are infected. “Although all of the nine cases of travelling abroad come, we need to be prepared and have a spread of prevent,” said Governor Rick Scott.

wl/gri (dpa, afp)