All posts tagged "Guillain-Barre"

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  2 babies in Puerto Rico born with Zika-related defects

  SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s health secretary says two babies have been born with defects as a result of a Zika infection. Ana Rius made the announcement Friday and said that a total of seven babies have...

  • Posted December 23, 2016
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  2nd baby born with microcephaly due to Zika in Puerto Rico

  SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico Health Secretary Ana Ríus is reporting that a second baby has been born on the island with severe defects as a result of a Zika infection. Ríus said Friday that the baby was born...

  • Posted November 18, 2016
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  Second death tied to Zika-related condition reported

  SAN JUAN – Health officials in Puerto Rico say a 75-year-old man infected with Zika has become the second person to die from a paralysis condition linked to the mosquito-borne virus. Authorities said Friday that the man...

  • Posted September 23, 2016
• Puerto Rico Reports Biggest Weekly Jump in Zika Cases Ever

  SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico government officials on Friday reported the biggest weekly rise in Zika cases that the U.S. territory has ever seen. Health Secretary Ana Rius said 1,336 new cases were reported in the past...

  • Posted July 15, 2016
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  Zika Cases Jump Sharply; Insecticide Spraying Areas Being Identified

  If Authorized, Insecticide to be Sprayed Aerially from Dorado to Carolina and Parts of Ponce

  • Posted July 8, 2016
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  Over 200 Additional Zika Cases Reported in Past Week

  Puerto Rico now has 2,387 confirmed cases

  • Posted July 2, 2016
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  Health Department Confirms 436 New Zika cases for a Total 2,162

  Cases include 108 pregnant women, for a total of 299, and 2 cases of Guillain-Barré, for a total of 14

  • Posted June 24, 2016
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  Puerto Rico’s Tourism Industry Feels Economic Sting of Zika

  One of the industriesthat was starting to flourish as island teeters on financial collapse

  • Posted May 31, 2016
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  Puerto Rico confirmed Zika cases top 1,100

  Cases include 139 pregnant women, 27 hospitalizations and seven instances of a temporary paralysis condition known as Guillain-Barre

  • Posted May 20, 2016
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  Dominican Agency: 2 New Deaths from Zika-Related Syndrome 

  Country has reported 100 cases of Guillain-Barre in recent months

  • Posted May 20, 2016