Millions of tourists,likely not wearing protective clothing, will descend on Brazils coastal cities during the peak breeding season for mosquitoesHealth experts in Brazil absorb warned that this year’s Carnival celebrations could aggravate the spread of the Zika virus, or a mosquito-borne disease with possible links to a serious birth defect in babies.
In early February,millions of tourists will descend on Brazil’s coastal cities, including Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, and in the middle of the southern hemisphere summer,the peak breeding season for mosquitoes.
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Source: theguardian.com