<sod>The Brazilian Health Ministry has reported at least 2,400 suspected cases of microcephaly in the country in 2015 as of 12 December, and 29 fatalities.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2015/11/151127_confirma_zika_microcefalia_mdb |title=Governo confirma relação entre zika vírus e epidemia de microcefalia |language=pt |trans_title=Government confirms relationship between zika virus and epidemic microcephaly |work=BBC Brasil |date=28 November 2015 |accessdate=2016-03-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Blount |first=Jeb |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-health-zica-idUSL1N13N0NH20151128#x4sFsU0kCzW0J1Uk.97 |title=Brazil confirms zica virus link to fetal brain-damage outbreak |publisher=Reuters |date=2015-11-28 |accessdate=2016-02-04}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.uol.com.br/saude/ultimas-noticias/redacao/2015/11/30/pais-tem-1248-casos-de-microcefalia-ligacao-com-virus-zika-e-confirmada.htm |title=País registra 1.248 casos de microcefalia e sete mortes; maioria em PE – Notícias – Saúde |website=Noticias.uol.com.br |date=2015-11-30 |accessdate=2016-02-04}}</ref> Before the Zika outbreak, only an average of 150 to 200 cases per year were reported in Brazil.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url = http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/zika-virus-americas-association-with-microcephaly-rapid-risk-assessment.pdf|title = Rapid risk assessment: Zika virus epidemic in the Americas: potential association with microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome|date = December 10, 2015|access-date = February 11, 2016|website = |publisher = European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control}}</ref> In the state of [[Pernambuco]] the reported rates of microcephaly in 2015 are 77 times higher than in the previous 5 years.<ref name=":9" /><eod>
<sod>The Brazilian Health Ministry has reported at least 2,400 suspected cases of microcephaly in the country in 2015 as of 12 December, and 29 fatalities.<ref name="bbc1">{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2015/11/151127_confirma_zika_microcefalia_mdb | title=Governo confirma relação entre zika vírus e epidemia de microcefalia | trans_title=Government confirms relationship between zika virus and epidemic microcephaly | work=BBC Brasil | date=28 November 2015 | accessdate=2016-03-10 | language=pt}}</ref><ref name="reuters1">{{cite news | url=http://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-health-zica-idUSL1N13N0NH20151128#x4sFsU0kCzW0J1Uk.97 | title=Brazil confirms zica virus link to fetal brain-damage outbreak | work=Reuters | date=2015-11-28 | accessdate=2016-02-04 | last=Blount | first=Jeb}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name="uol1">{{cite news | url=http://noticias.uol.com.br/saude/ultimas-noticias/redacao/2015/11/30/pais-tem-1248-casos-de-microcefalia-ligacao-com-virus-zika-e-confirmada.htm | title=País registra 1.248 casos de microcefalia e sete mortes; maioria em PE | work=UOL Notícias | date=2015-11-30 | accessdate=2016-02-04 | language=pt | trans-title=The country has recorded 1,248 cases of microcephaly and seven deaths; most are in PE}}</ref> Before the Zika outbreak, only an average of 150 to 200 cases per year were reported in Brazil.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url = http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/zika-virus-americas-association-with-microcephaly-rapid-risk-assessment.pdf|title = Rapid risk assessment: Zika virus epidemic in the Americas: potential association with microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome|date = December 10, 2015|access-date = February 11, 2016|website = |publisher = European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control}}</ref> In the state of [[Pernambuco]] the reported rates of microcephaly in 2015 are 77 times higher than in the previous 5 years.<ref name=":9" /><eod>