Zika: possible move from Marisol Touraine to Saint-Martin

During yesterday's press briefing on Zika, Health Minister Marisol Touraine announced her intention to visit the French departments of America affected by the virus before the end of the month. The purpose of this trip is to take stock of the mobilization of the health system and to see the measures deployed to deal with the epidemic, she said. Within the framework of this conference, an assessment of the situation was also carried out by the Minister: "The epidemic is now installed in Martinique and Guyana, with respectively 2287 and 245 evocative cases, of which nearly a hundred have is subject to biological confirmation. 10 indigenous cases have also been confirmed in Guadeloupe and 1 case in Saint-Martin. In total, since the beginning of the epidemic in the French departments of America, 20 pregnant women have been detected positive for the Zika virus. ”

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