Epidemiological Update, Zika virus infection (24 February 2016)
Actualización Epidemiológica, Infeción por virus Zika (24 febrero 2016)
Abstract
Since last update (February 18, 2016), three additional countries/territories have reported their first autochthonous (locally-acquired) confirmed cases of ZIKV: Saint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. This brings to 31 the number of countries / territories in the Americas reporting autochthonous, confirmed ZIKV. Desde la última actualización (18 de febrero de 2016), tres nuevos países/territorios han notificado los primeros casos confirmados autóctonos (localmente adquirido) de infección por virus del Zika: San Martín (estado independiente del Reino de los Países Bajos), San Vicente y las Granadinas, y Trinidad y Tobago. Con esto, se eleva a 31 el número de países/territorios de las Américas que notificaron transmisión autóctona del virus Zika (ZIKV).
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