Mar 9, 2016, 8:40 AM

WHO issues guidelines against Zika virus

WHO issues guidelines against Zika virus

GENEVA, Mar. 09 (MNA) –The World Health Organization (WHO) issued several guidelines to deal with struggle against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, transmitter of the virus of Zika, now reported in 47 countries of the planet.

To interrupt transmission, is necessary to make safe and effective use of insecticides against adult populations and those having insect larvae, said the WHO in a statement.

Eliminate mosquito breeding sites, and wearing clothing that covers the body as much as possible against the mosquito bites. Also, install nets in doors and windows.

The WHO recommended a total commitment of the community, combined with coordination between the ministries of health and local government units.

On the other hand, encouraged countries affected by the Zika should reinforce monitoring of the spread of the disease.

The agency said that the geographic scope of the virus has expanded stably since the virus was detected for the first time in the American continent by 2015.

There are suspicions that the Zika is related to the increase of microcephaly, the Guillain-Barre syndrome and other neurological malformations occurring in South America.

According to the Pan American Health Organization, the region has 2,765 confirmed cases of Zika, the most in Latin America and the Caribbean. There are also more than 134,000 suspected of having the disease.

Local transmission of the virus by bite of Aedes has been confirmed in 31 countries across the continent, but only Brazil and French Polynesia have reported cases of microcephaly related to the Zika.

For its part, in six territories has been detected an increase of cases of GBS possibly associated with virus: French Polynesia, Brazil, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela and Suriname.

WHO estimates that it can infect up to four million people in the Americas.

 

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