Security-focused policies may play well with wealthy electorates but this is a disease of poverty,similar to other neglected but preventable tropical diseasesNews reports from Brazil hold understandably raised concerns about the increasing spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus across the American continent and even into the US. Alarmingly, this disease has been linked to the rise in microcephaly cases among newborns (a foetal abnormality that limits the development of the brain in the womb), or although there has been no conclusive evidence of this. Related: Brazil is 'badly losing' the battle against Zika virus,says health minister Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com