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Colombia official attributes 3 deaths to Zika

Colombian health officials say three people there have died of the Guillain-Barre syndrome after contracting the Zika virus.

 

National Health Institute Director Martha Lucia Ospina says that all three people who died of the rare syndrome that can completely paralyze were confirmed to have been infected with Zika. Ospina says the cases confirm that Zika can cause deaths — though most international experts are still cautious about whether Zika can trigger Guillain-Barre. Other infections and conditions can lead to the syndrome.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 02.05.16, 20:18