LA LLEGADA DEL VIRUS ZIKA A VENEZUELA Y SU POSIBLE HUELLA EN LA SALUD MATERNA- INFANTIL. UNA DISCUSIÓN IMPOSTERGABLE.

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"In recent months an international alarm has been createdabouttheincreasingexpansion of theZika virus in theAmericas. Zika transmission in Venezuela is associated with Aedes mosquitoes as well as Dengue and Chikungunya causing 3 diseases coexisting in thesamegeographicalareas. Thepossibleassociation of infectionzika and increased cases of Guillain Barré syndrome have turnedon healthalerts as cases of microcephaly in newborns of infected mothers. Being a recent viral infection, there are features of infection stillunknown, butthey are exploringways of further transmission vector. This flavivirus can be detected by molecular biology, through the chain reaction of subsequentpolymerase reverse transcription in blood serum samples, and confirmatory tests in our country are madeonly at the National Institute of Hygiene "Rafael Rangel", located in the University City in Caracas. Unfortunately, in times of a deep economic and political crisis in poor health social context; the Ministry of Popular Power for Health in Venezuela has notreleased the epidemiological bulletinsince 2014, and as a result the population official lyunknownhow many cases exist in the country to date. Themost effective form of prevention is currently the health education and vector control, witht he necessary contribution of each citizen."