Read More: Anticipating the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... “In May, 2015, locally acquired cases of Zika virus—an arbovirus found in Africa and Asia-Pacific and transmitted via Aedes mosquitoes—were confirmed in Brazil. The presence of Aedes mosquitoes across Latin America, coupled with suitable climatic conditions, have triggered a Zika virus epidemic in Brazil.”
Facts about Microcephaly http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefect... “Microcephaly is a birth defect where a baby’s head is smaller than expected when compared to babies of the same sex and age. Babies with microcephaly often have smaller brains that might not have developed properly.” ____________________
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