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Brazil Mobilizes Troops in Fight Against Virus Carrying Mosquitoes

Brazil is mobilizing some 200,000 military troops in its fight against the Zika-carrying mosquito, which is blamed for spreading a virus that is linked to horrific birth defects. Health Minister Marcelo Castro said the troops will  travel to homes across the country distributing pamphlets and offering advice on mosquito eradication, according to Rio de Janeiro's O Globo newspaper. The newspaper also quoted Castro as saying that the government would distribute mosquito...


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