Zika In Brazil
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Brazil Health Minister Says Zika Not A Worry For Olympics
Brazil's new health minister went on the offensive Friday in a bid to dispel worries about the country's Zika outbreak, which has cast a pall over the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Alternative Therapy Soothes Brazil Babies Suffering Defects Linked To Zika
Daniele Santos only wanted to comfort her boy, Juan Pedro, one of Brazil's growing number of babies born with a birth defect linked to the Zika infection his mother had while pregnant.
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Brazil Confirms 641 Cases Of Microcephaly Amid Zika Outbreak
Brazil has confirmed 641 cases of microcephaly and 139 babies with the birth defect who have died since the Zika virus outbreak started in October, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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In Brazil, Zika Exposes Class Divide
Watching kids skate around an ice rink inside the 1-million-square-foot Ribeirao Shopping center, you would hardly guess that this city is one of the hardest hit by the Zika epidemic.
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In Brazil, Pregnant Women Urged To Be Cautious With A Kiss
In a sign of mounting global concern over the Zika virus, health officials on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice about the lips they kiss and called on men to use condoms with pregnant partners if they have visited countries where the virus is present.
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In Brazil, Pregnant Women Urged To Be Cautious With A Kiss
In a sign of mounting global concern over the Zika virus, health officials on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice about the lips they kiss and called on men to use condoms with pregnant partners if they have visited countries where the virus is present.
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Brazil Considers Reforming Biosecurity Law Amid Criticism
Brazilian officials will soon decide whether to amend the South American nation's rigid procedures for sharing Zika samples, the Cabinet chief's spokeswoman said on Friday, as officials announced that they were sending a set of samples to US researchers amid complaints of hoarding.
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US Doctors Upgrade Zika Precautions; Virus Found In Saliva, Urine
Brazilian scientists announced on Friday they had found Zika in the saliva and urine of two patients, as U.S. health officials advised more stringent measures for monitoring pregnant women for Zika and preventing sexual transmission of the virus.
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For Brazil's Carnival Fans, Even Zika Can't Stop The Party
Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito's dream, five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, uncovered legs and denuded torsos. So the mosquito-borne Zika virus might be expected to dampen this year's debauchery.
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Mosquito Repellent Sales Boom In Brazil Amid Zika Scare
Since it was detected in Brazil in April, the virus has spread to 26 countries in the Americas. The World Health Organization declared Zika an international health emergency this week, citing a "strongly suspected" relationship between the virus in pregnancy and microcephaly.
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Brazil's Zika Virus Outbreak Worse Than Believed: Minister
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Castro said on Monday that the Zika epidemic in his country is worse than believed because in 80 per cent of the cases the infected people have no symptoms.
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Brazil Health Minister Says Zika Not A Worry For Olympics
Brazil's new health minister went on the offensive Friday in a bid to dispel worries about the country's Zika outbreak, which has cast a pall over the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Alternative Therapy Soothes Brazil Babies Suffering Defects Linked To Zika
Daniele Santos only wanted to comfort her boy, Juan Pedro, one of Brazil's growing number of babies born with a birth defect linked to the Zika infection his mother had while pregnant.
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Brazil Confirms 641 Cases Of Microcephaly Amid Zika Outbreak
Brazil has confirmed 641 cases of microcephaly and 139 babies with the birth defect who have died since the Zika virus outbreak started in October, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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In Brazil, Zika Exposes Class Divide
Watching kids skate around an ice rink inside the 1-million-square-foot Ribeirao Shopping center, you would hardly guess that this city is one of the hardest hit by the Zika epidemic.
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In Brazil, Pregnant Women Urged To Be Cautious With A Kiss
In a sign of mounting global concern over the Zika virus, health officials on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice about the lips they kiss and called on men to use condoms with pregnant partners if they have visited countries where the virus is present.
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In Brazil, Pregnant Women Urged To Be Cautious With A Kiss
In a sign of mounting global concern over the Zika virus, health officials on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice about the lips they kiss and called on men to use condoms with pregnant partners if they have visited countries where the virus is present.
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Brazil Considers Reforming Biosecurity Law Amid Criticism
Brazilian officials will soon decide whether to amend the South American nation's rigid procedures for sharing Zika samples, the Cabinet chief's spokeswoman said on Friday, as officials announced that they were sending a set of samples to US researchers amid complaints of hoarding.
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US Doctors Upgrade Zika Precautions; Virus Found In Saliva, Urine
Brazilian scientists announced on Friday they had found Zika in the saliva and urine of two patients, as U.S. health officials advised more stringent measures for monitoring pregnant women for Zika and preventing sexual transmission of the virus.
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For Brazil's Carnival Fans, Even Zika Can't Stop The Party
Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito's dream, five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, uncovered legs and denuded torsos. So the mosquito-borne Zika virus might be expected to dampen this year's debauchery.
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Mosquito Repellent Sales Boom In Brazil Amid Zika Scare
Since it was detected in Brazil in April, the virus has spread to 26 countries in the Americas. The World Health Organization declared Zika an international health emergency this week, citing a "strongly suspected" relationship between the virus in pregnancy and microcephaly.
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Brazil's Zika Virus Outbreak Worse Than Believed: Minister
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Castro said on Monday that the Zika epidemic in his country is worse than believed because in 80 per cent of the cases the infected people have no symptoms.
