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D-Day for Combating Zika Virus Mosquitos in Brazil

More than 220,000 armed forces personnel are expected to knock on at least three million homes looking for the mosquito’s...

February 13, 2016

Zika Testing Not Yet Covered by Health Plans in Brazil

According a government health agency the presence of the virus may be detected by the exclusion of dengue and the...

February 9, 2016

Brazil Says No Possibility of Canceling Olympics Due to Zika

According to the Rousseff Administration, the virus only poses a threat to women who are pregnant or who a planning...

February 2, 2016

Opinion: Zika is Not Brazil’s True Problem

Rio de Janeiro — The Curmudgeon has wasted far too much time reading contradictory pieces about the Zika virus and...

February 1, 2016

Brazil’s Armed Forces To Help Combat Zika Virus

Brazil's government will distribute free repellent to pregnant women and enlist 220,000 armed forces personnel to help combat the mosquito...

January 28, 2016

Brazil to Inspect Olympic Venues Daily for Zika Virus

The Rio 2016 Olympic Committee says that installations will be inspected daily to prevent the dissemination of the mosquito during...

January 25, 2016

Microcephaly Cases Linked to Zika Virus Surge in Brazil

Number of microcephaly cases rise to 3,174 in 2015, while in the entire year of 2014 only 147 cases of...

January 6, 2016

Zika Virus, Carried by Mosquitos, Linked to Birth Defects in Brazil

This year so far 1,248 cases of suspected microcephaly cases have been reported in the country.

December 1, 2015

Rio May Register Surge in Dengue/Zika Virus Cases

The warmer temperatures expected in September may be favorable for the proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito which carries dengue...

September 4, 2015