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Rio 2016 Reports Cases of Zika Plunge Ahead of Olympics
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With only two months to go before the start of the 2016 Olympics, on Tuesday...
WHO Rejects Postponement of Rio Olympics Due to Zika Virus
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite concerns expressed by a group of scientists and doctors about the threat of the...
U.S. CDC Study Concludes Zika Can Cause Microcephaly
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States released a...
WHO Director Says Zika is no Threat to Olympics
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Visitors who wish to see the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro later...
International Health Officials Arrive in Brazil to Assess Zika Actions
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, and the director of the...
D-Day for Combating Zika Virus Mosquitos in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A massive one-day campaign has been launched in Brazil this Saturday (February 13th) to combat...
Zika Virus Linked to Microcephaly in Two Brazilian Newborns
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – New evidence announced on Wednesday in the United States strengthens the theory put forth by...
Zika Testing Not Yet Covered by Health Plans in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although Brazilian health plan operators are required to cover costs of tests for the detection...
Not Even Zika Virus Deters Pregnant Women From Carnival
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Going against health officials recommendations a group of pregnant women came out to participate...
Brazil Says No Possibility of Canceling Olympics Due to Zika
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The chief of staff in Brazil, Jaques Wagner, says there is no possibility of the...
Opinion: Zika is Not Brazil’s True Problem
Opinion by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon has wasted far too much time reading contradictory pieces about the Zika virus and...
Brazil’s Armed Forces To Help Combat Zika Virus
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil announced on Wednesday (January 27th) it was placing 220,000 armed forces...
Opinion: Brazil’s Real Zika Crisis
Opinion by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — The Curmudgeon wrote a couple weeks ago that “Brazilian media are buzzing like flies about a...
Brazil to Inspect Olympic Venues Daily for Zika Virus
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The increasing danger of the Zika virus has led Rio 2016 Olympic Committee to issue...