One hundred pregnant women tested positive for the virus Zika, but the country has not seen the first case of indigenous microcephaly. However, Health Ministry authorities do not rule out the possibility of seeing one soon.
There are 10 women on the list of probable cases, according to the latest information sent on Wednesday.
Daniel Salas, from Health Surveillance, declared that the estimate for a case of microcephaly by Zika in infants is one case per every 100 pregnant women.
It is not an absolute number, it may be that when we have 100 women and we have one case, that I hope it never happens, then we might see more than 100 cases,”
said the doctor.
Salas also explained that many people may have the virus and show no symptoms, and in the case of pregnant women, the virus complicates the relationship with microcephaly.
The virus is affecting 1,317 people. Puntarenas, Garabito, Orotina, Esparza and Santa Cruz are the most affected areas, reporting more cases than any other cantons. According to the data, 845 of the victims are women.
On the other hand, a downward trend in positive cases of dengue (18,638) and chikungunya (2,976) has been reported.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) calls to redouble efforts, especially after days of heavy rains.