As the numbers continue to come in from Brazil on the Zika virus, it is becoming evident that there is absolutely no reason for hysteria.
Here are the principal facts in the article (after which I’ll comment):
* As of January 30, 2015, 4,783 suspected cases of microcephaly were reported in Brazil.
* Of those 4,783 suspected cases of microcephaly, covering the entire country of Brazil, 3,670 are being investigated.
* Of those 3,670, 404 cases have been confirmed as microcephaly or “other alterations in the central nervous system” of babies.
* Of those 404 cases, 17 “had a relationship with zika virus.”
* 98% of the 404 microcephaly cases come from the Northeast area of Brazil, and in that area, Pernambuco has the highest number of cases: 56.