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Event: EP Epidemic Number: 2015-000175 Country: HND Honduras Location: Date (YMD): 2015-2-18 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Comments: By 18 February 2016, country-wide accumulated suspected cases of Zika since December added up to 4,590, and 2 confirmed cases. . The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also declared an international emergency due to the increased number of cases of children born with microcephaly, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), as well as other neurological disorders associated with the Zika virus in several sectors of the population Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: EP-2015-000175-BRA Epidemic,Brazil: In May 2015, Zika virus was first confirmed as the cause of an outbreak of a dengue-like disease in northern and eastern Brazil. In the district of Camaçari and the neighboring city Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, a previously unknown disease affecting patients with flu-like symptoms followed by rash and arthralgia, was shown to be caused by Zika virus by researchers from the Federal University of Bahia using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique. The spread followed a pattern similar to an outbreak of chikungunya virus in the same region, another disease previously unknown to the local population. EP-2015-000175-DOM Epidemic,Dominican Republic: On 23 January 2016, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reported the presence of the Zika virus in the Dominican Republic after 10 cases were confirmed, eight were contracted locally and two were imported from El Salvador.