The News
Thursday 28 of March 2024

Mexico Confirms First Case of Microcephaly From Zika


A mosquito carrying the Zika virus,photo: Center for Disease Control and Prevention/James Gathany, via AP
A mosquito carrying the Zika virus,photo: Center for Disease Control and Prevention/James Gathany, via AP
Between November 2015 and this January, 7,634 cases of Zika infection have been confirmed, the ministry added

MEXICO CITY – Mexico has confirmed the first case of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, the health ministry said on Friday.

The affected child, a girl, was born prematurely on Nov. 5, 2016, and died at the moment of birth, the ministry said in a statement. Between November 2015 and this January, 7,634 cases of Zika infection have been confirmed, the ministry added.

LIZBETH DÍAZ