Brasil tem quase 4 mil casos suspeitos de microcefalia associada ao vírus Zika

Dejailson Arruda holds his daughter Luiza at their house in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Pernambuco state, Brazil

Dejailson Arruda com a filha Luiza na casa deles em Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Pernambuco Source: AP

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O Ministério das Relações Exteriores da Austrália atualizou a lista de 22 países que apresentam alto risco de transmissão do virus Zika. A lista inclui o Brasil. O virus Zika virus é suspeito de ser a causa do aumento de casos de microcefalia (cérebros menores que o normal) em recém nascidos no Brasil. O virus é espalhado pelo mosquito Aedes aegypti, transmissor também da dengue.



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