Venezuela reports first Zika-related deaths

Venezuela reports first Zika-related deaths

PanARMENIAN.Net - Venezuela has announced the first Zika-related deaths in the South American country, the Associated Press reports.

President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday, Feb 11, that at least three people have died in Venezuela due to complications related to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. He added that 68 people have been hospitalized with complications confirmed to be related to the virus.

Maduro did not say what the complications were or how the deaths had been confirmed to be Zika-related.

Venezuela is reporting more than 5,000 suspected cases of Zika since November of last year. Local health organizations say the real number of Zika is likely much higher.

Investigators are studying a possible link to Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis and is sometimes fatal, and to birth defects.

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