Brazil declares ‘war’ on Zika virus
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff declares war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff declares war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil says there is no risk to the Rio Olympics because of Zika, amid warnings a disease linked to the virus poses a global health emergency. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Unknown gunmen kill at least 11 people at a girl’s 15th birthday party in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
The number of pregnant women in Colombia infected with the Zika virus – linked to birth defects – doubles in a week to nearly 2,000, officials say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
President Dilma Rousseff calls on the whole of Brazilian society to help combat the spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Researchers in the US urge the World Health Organisation to take urgent action over the zika virus, linked to shrunken brains in unborn children BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean