![Zika: the consequences of the epidemic in Mexico](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/ZYCMVW5FPBF25E22IZ5BHFJXZQ.jpg?auth=1460426db9c61b047740ee2f73f1c3cd5946a98618ab4db6d2612142b6892ad4&smart=true&width=370&height=267)
Almost three years after the first case of Zika was detected in Mexico, the Health Ministry has reported 51 children who were born with a congenital syndrome associated to the virus; in 43 cases the predominant condition is microcephaly, but many children are not quantified because their mothers were not early diagnosed