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Zika Virus Confirmed To Have Contaminated A 16-Year Old Pregnant Girl In Las Piñas!

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<div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvs4xh23zKDmQz0y0eCtQWXQhwjtqm28vYdXPKNvj-fx60S25A3hskSmbzKxgcthrRncOxPCljc9o1flZqG1vHEYwtI-xtK1iXzG4u5DyP1ipkOtpHh9-ZA6rDebpDPkNIXvSJvcfBA4/s1600/zika+virus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvs4xh23zKDmQz0y0eCtQWXQhwjtqm28vYdXPKNvj-fx60S25A3hskSmbzKxgcthrRncOxPCljc9o1flZqG1vHEYwtI-xtK1iXzG4u5DyP1ipkOtpHh9-ZA6rDebpDPkNIXvSJvcfBA4/s1600/zika+virus.jpg"/></a></div><br/> <div style="text-align: justify;">According to the <b>Department of Health</b>, a 16-year old pregnant girl from <b>Las Pinas City</b> was confirmed to be the latest to have contracted the Zika virus.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“@<b>Dok_Pau</b> confirms second pregnant #Zika; 16 year old from Las Pinas City; had skin rash & fever at 32nd week of her <b>pregnancy</b>; No ultrasound,” the DOH Spokesperson <b>Dr. Eric Tayag </b>shared on Twitter.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">There have been a total of 10 new cases of the <b>Zika </b>virus reported by the DOH on Tuesday, including the 16-year old pregnant girl. However, the DOH did not immediately announce the validity of her pregnancy, as it had to be confirmed first by the <b>health officials</b>.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">The first pregnant woman who was reported to be contaminated by the virus was from <b>Cebu</b>. Her ultrasounds show that her pregnancy is still normal at present.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“She’s okay, she’s still being monitored. She has undergone two ultrasound[s] and so far, still normal. She’s expected to give birth in January,” DOH Secretary Paulyn Ubial said.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the DOH Spokesperson, there are 33 confirmed cases of Zika virus in the <b>Philippines</b>, 2 of which involve pregnant women (from Las Pinas and Cebu).</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, according to the reports of the health agency, only four regions (<b>Region VI</b>, <b>NCR</b>, <b>Region 4-A</b> and <b>Region 7</b>) have recorded cases of Zika virus. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">The DOH, alongside local <b>government </b>units and the Research Institute for <b>Tropical Medicine </b>(RITM), are still <b>monitoring </b>samples given by regions nationwide.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Zika Virus Confirmed To Have Contaminated A 16-Year Old Pregnant Girl In Las Piñas!" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58GQA6zPkZw0myouh-wD1GCVVKjPtCXPmTZZhDQENjgbWFp1HppmMXIYpAXpGnwJsapyrWhUUrwMJkKO9aHmF_DgZ7EIEGLZI3NqjOAgcl6RJkpxY9f-J1iGdGKF2qlkg3DGLUhKSbQQ/s640/zika+virus.jpg" title="Zika Virus Confirmed To Have Contaminated A 16-Year Old Pregnant Girl In Las Piñas!" width="640"/></div><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.viralvidyos.com/" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">TNP </a><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/844915/16-year-old-pregnant-girl-has-zika-virus#ixzz4QAZwJFP4" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">Inquirer</a></div>

According to the Department of Health , a 16-year old pregnant girl from Las Pinas City was confirmed to be the latest to have contracted ...