Brazil Declares Emergency Over Mosquito-related Brain Damage Births

Brazilian health authorities are expressing grave concern and have declared a state of emergency, following the birth of 2,400 babies with small heads. The babies have been born with a condition called microcephaly, which causes severe brain damage.  Twenty-nine have died. The culprit appears to be a virus carried by mosquitoes.  Known as new West Nile virus, the disease was first identified in monkeys in Africa 70 years ago. While causing mostly mild symptoms in adults,...

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