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Brazil-Zika/Impact
Recife, Brazil - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of mother feeding daughter who contracted Zika
2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Gleyse Kelly, local resident (starting with shot 1):
"My life changed dramatically because I had to give up my job to dedicate myself entirely to her."
3. Children, parents at rehabilitation center
4. Various of doctor speaking to patients
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Liana Ventura, head, Altino Ventura Foundation (starting with shot 4/partially overlaid with shot 6):
"Our team have found out that the babies that are doing rehabilitation with a multi-discipline approach with this program that we developed. They are developed 200 percent more than the babies that are not able, don't have access to these kind of therapies."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. Baby playing with toy
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
7. Various of baby during therapy at rehabilitation center
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Germana Soares, president, Union of Mothers of Angels(starting with shot 9):
"I believe - I don't have proof, I am not a professional, I am not a researcher nor a scientist. I am a mother, a victim of all this - and I believe these babies were poisoned."
9. Various of researcher working
10. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Sinval Pinto Brandao, PhD, Fiocruz Foundation (starting with shot 10):
"Several people that were susceptible were infected and among communicable diseases this is classic. There is a reduction of cases after a peak, but as time goes by, there will be new children, new people and possibly there will be a new wave."
11. Various of parents with their babies
After a devastating outbreak in 2015, the Zika virus is no longer considered a public emergency in Brazil. But for thousands of Brazilian families, mostly in the country's poor northeast region, the impact of the virus lives on.
Maria Giovanna has microcephaly, characterized by an abnormally small head. she can't walk, sit or talk and suffers from epilepsy. She has what doctors now call congenital Zika syndrome.
The mother, Gleyse Kelly, contracted Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, while she was pregnant in the peak of the 2015 outbreak.
"My life changed dramatically because I had to give up my job to dedicate myself entirely to her," said Kelly.
This is just one of the 450 confirmed cases of Zika syndrome in Brazil's state of Pernamhard just northeast of Brunabuko. The result of an infection that, according to the latest official figures, caused birth defects in more than 3,000 Brazilian children.
Children born with the congenital Zika syndrome are almost three years old now and they are struggling with severe physical and mental challenges. Doctors say that starting therapy early is critical.
At the Altino Ventura Foundation, a charity rehabilitation center in Pernambuco's capital Recife, more than 150 children are being treated, another hundred are on the waiting list.
Dr. Liana Ventura, head of the foundation, developed a series of therapies that have shown outstanding results.
"Our team have found out that the babies that are doing rehabilitation with a multi-discipline approach with this program that we developed. They are developed 200 percent more than the babies that are not able, don't have access to these kind of therapies," said Dr. Ventura.
Guilherme, who has a milder form of microcephaly, is the only son of Germana Soares, president of a support group called Union of Mothers of Angels. The mother is convinced Zika was not the only culprit, but a larvicide that was used to fight dengue disease in poor neighborhoods is also responsible.
"I am a mother, a victim of all this - and I believe these babies were poisoned," said Soares.
A sudden drop in Zika cases came after 2015. Only 20 have been confirmed so far in 2018, which is one of several issues that have critics suspecting other factors may be involved. But scientists at the Fiocruz Foundation in Recife, which first linked the syndrome with Zika, believe the virus has retreated because of what is known as "herd immunization".
"Several people that were susceptible were infected and among communicable diseases this is classic. There is a reduction of cases after a peak, but as time goes by, there will be new children, new people and possibly there will be a new wave," said Sinval Pinto Brandao, PhD from Fiocruz Foundation.
No one knows for sure if Zika will return. For mothers like Kelly, the main concern now is that their children can have the best life possible.
Brazil-Zika/Impact
Dateline : Recent
Location : Recife,Brazil
Duration : 1'59
Recife, Brazil - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of mother feeding daughter who contracted Zika
2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Gleyse Kelly, local resident (starting with shot 1):
"My life changed dramatically because I had to give up my job to dedicate myself entirely to her."
3. Children, parents at rehabilitation center
4. Various of doctor speaking to patients
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Liana Ventura, head, Altino Ventura Foundation (starting with shot 4/partially overlaid with shot 6):
"Our team have found out that the babies that are doing rehabilitation with a multi-discipline approach with this program that we developed. They are developed 200 percent more than the babies that are not able, don't have access to these kind of therapies."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. Baby playing with toy
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
7. Various of baby during therapy at rehabilitation center
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Germana Soares, president, Union of Mothers of Angels(starting with shot 9):
"I believe - I don't have proof, I am not a professional, I am not a researcher nor a scientist. I am a mother, a victim of all this - and I believe these babies were poisoned."
9. Various of researcher working
10. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Sinval Pinto Brandao, PhD, Fiocruz Foundation (starting with shot 10):
"Several people that were susceptible were infected and among communicable diseases this is classic. There is a reduction of cases after a peak, but as time goes by, there will be new children, new people and possibly there will be a new wave."
11. Various of parents with their babies
After a devastating outbreak in 2015, the Zika virus is no longer considered a public emergency in Brazil. But for thousands of Brazilian families, mostly in the country's poor northeast region, the impact of the virus lives on.
Maria Giovanna has microcephaly, characterized by an abnormally small head. she can't walk, sit or talk and suffers from epilepsy. She has what doctors now call congenital Zika syndrome.
The mother, Gleyse Kelly, contracted Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, while she was pregnant in the peak of the 2015 outbreak.
"My life changed dramatically because I had to give up my job to dedicate myself entirely to her," said Kelly.
This is just one of the 450 confirmed cases of Zika syndrome in Brazil's state of Pernamhard just northeast of Brunabuko. The result of an infection that, according to the latest official figures, caused birth defects in more than 3,000 Brazilian children.
Children born with the congenital Zika syndrome are almost three years old now and they are struggling with severe physical and mental challenges. Doctors say that starting therapy early is critical.
At the Altino Ventura Foundation, a charity rehabilitation center in Pernambuco's capital Recife, more than 150 children are being treated, another hundred are on the waiting list.
Dr. Liana Ventura, head of the foundation, developed a series of therapies that have shown outstanding results.
"Our team have found out that the babies that are doing rehabilitation with a multi-discipline approach with this program that we developed. They are developed 200 percent more than the babies that are not able, don't have access to these kind of therapies," said Dr. Ventura.
Guilherme, who has a milder form of microcephaly, is the only son of Germana Soares, president of a support group called Union of Mothers of Angels. The mother is convinced Zika was not the only culprit, but a larvicide that was used to fight dengue disease in poor neighborhoods is also responsible.
"I am a mother, a victim of all this - and I believe these babies were poisoned," said Soares.
A sudden drop in Zika cases came after 2015. Only 20 have been confirmed so far in 2018, which is one of several issues that have critics suspecting other factors may be involved. But scientists at the Fiocruz Foundation in Recife, which first linked the syndrome with Zika, believe the virus has retreated because of what is known as "herd immunization".
"Several people that were susceptible were infected and among communicable diseases this is classic. There is a reduction of cases after a peak, but as time goes by, there will be new children, new people and possibly there will be a new wave," said Sinval Pinto Brandao, PhD from Fiocruz Foundation.
No one knows for sure if Zika will return. For mothers like Kelly, the main concern now is that their children can have the best life possible.
ID : 8083883
Published : 2018-06-25 03:43
Last Modified : 2018-06-25 16:51:00
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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