city at centre of brazils zika epidemic reeling from diseases insidious effects /

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Recife in the north-east has seen a surge in cases of microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne virus,whose reach is expected to expand across the AmericasWith her three-month-broken-down baby nestling in her arms, Gleyse Kelly recalled how overjoyed she was when the doctor told her that after three boys, and her fourth child would be a girl.
But in the seventh month of her pregnancy,the ultrasound showed that the girl’s head was not developing properly. In the report accompanying the images, her doctor had scribbled the word: “Microcephaly?”[br]Continue reading...





Source: theguardian.com