Castro also shared developments showing that the Zika virus can have a diverse range of effects—beyond microcephaly, which causes babies to have smaller heads—on fetuses. Hats off."While Zika transmission rates have fallen, Castro emphasized that the virus was down but not out. School of Public Health professor Marcia C. de Castro presented preliminary research on Wednesday that found that birth rates in Latin America have not fallen in the months following the Zika epidemic. "We have several records of women who delivered babies with congenital Zika syndrome and they never had symptoms during pregnancy," Castro said. Castro attributed the constant birth rate to ineffectiveness in Brazil's birth control program.
86 People In San Diego Area Diagnosed with Zika Virus Since 2015
Share This Article:Since 2015, 86 people in the San Diego region have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, while roughly the same number are awaiting test results, according to statistics kept by county health officials. All but three cases were acquired while traveling, according to the county of San Diego's Health and Human Services Agency. The data through March 15 showed that two of those three cases were sexually transmitted in the San Diego area by someone who had been traveling. –City News Service>> Subscribe to Times of San Diego's free daily email newsletter! The California Department of Public Health reported 524 Zika infections statewide as of March 17.collected by :Sandra Alex
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