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Jalisco reports the most cases of Zika in Mexico

A total of 124 cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in Mexico, 13 of these cases are in pregnant women, said the Directorate General of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health.

The states that top the list with the most confirmed case numbers are Jalisco with 41 cases, followed by Morelos and Sinaloa with 28 and 25 cases respectively. The trend has changed because during the past seasons the states of Veracruz and Yucatan topped the list with the most cases.

The WHO highlights that infection during pregnancy causes microcephaly (insufficient development of the skull) and other congenital . . .

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