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Municipal workers spray insecticide at Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2017 | Health
Brazil announced on Thursday an end to the state of emergency that was forced due to the outbreak of the Zika virus. The country imposed the public health emergency for 18 months after the outbreak created a global scare. The mosquito-borne virus was not considered a...
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The forearm of a public health technician is seen covered with sterile female Aedes aegyti mosquitoes after leaving a recipient to cultivate larvae, in a research area to prevent the spread of Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, at the entomology department of the Ministry of Public Health, in Guatemala City, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Josue Decavele
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2016 | Health
Health officials in Canada confirmed the first case of a Zika virus infection that was contracted locally through sex. A resident in Ontario, who was not further identified, is believed to have contracted the virus from a sexual partner who came down with Zika after...
