Brazil declares end to Zika emergency stat : RTÉ

Brazil's government has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus which was detected late in 2015 before becoming a global concern. Brazilian health ministry official Adeilson Cavalcante said "the end of the emergency does not signify the end of being vigilant and providing assistance." Brazil has informed the World Health Organization, citing "the decrease in cases of Zika and microcephaly throughout the country," the health ministry said in a statement. Measures to reduce the number of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which carry the Zika virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya, will remain in place. The health ministry said that from January to April this year there had been 7,911 Zika cases, 95.3% down on the same period in 2016 when there were 170,535 cases.




Brazil declares end to Zika emergency after fall in cases BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Brazil has declared an end to its public health emergency for the Zika virus. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/brazil-declares-end-to-zika-emergency-after-fall-in-cases-35706676.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article35706675.ece/7fb9f/AUTOCROP/h342/PANews%20BT_P-65982618-7e68-47e0-8d6a-36a54cca077b_I1.jpgEmailBrazil has declared an end to its public health emergency for the Zika virus. Brazil declared the emergency 18 months ago during a surge in cases of Zika and associated birth defects. The Health Ministry said efforts to control the mosquitoes that spread Zika would continue as would assistance to affected families. "The end of the emergency doesn't mean the end of surveillance or assistance," said Adeilson Cavalcante, the secretary for health surveillance at Brazil's Health Ministry.


(Felipe Dana, File/Associated Press)SAO PAULO — Brazil declared an end to its public health emergency over the Zika virus on Thursday, 18 months after a surge in cases drew headlines around the world. The South American country declared an end to its public health emergency for the Zika virus on Thursday, May 11, 2017, 18 months after a surge in cases drew headlines around the world. "The end of the emergency doesn't mean the end of surveillance or assistance" to affected families, said Adeilson Cavalcante, the secretary for health surveillance at Brazil's Health Ministry. From January through mid-April, the Health Ministry recorded 95 percent fewer cases than during the same period last year. The Health Ministry said those efforts have helped to dramatically reduce cases of Zika.


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