MMWR Vol. 65 / Early Release: Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — Colombia, January–November 2016 | MMWR

Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — Colombia, January–November 2016 | MMWR

MMWR Early Release Vol. 65, Early Release December 09, 2016

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Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — Colombia, January–November 2016 Esther Liliana Cuevas, MS, MPH; Van T. Tong, MPH; Nathaly Rozo; et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65(Early Release) In Colombia, approximately 105,000 suspected cases of Zika virus disease were reported during August 9, 2015–November 12, 2016, including nearly 20,000 in pregnant women. Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a known cause of microcephaly. This report provides preliminary information on cases of congenital microcephaly identified in Colombia during January 31–November 12, 2016. During this period, 476 cases of microcephaly were reported, compared with 110 cases reported during the same period in 2015. Microcephaly prevalence increased more than fourfold overall during the study period, from 2.1 per 10,000 live births in 2015 to 9.6 in 2016.