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Zika Virus Could Be Perfect Storm in Latin America

The Zika virus is spreading swiftly in Latin America and the Caribbean. “As of today, cases have been reported in 23 countries and territories in the region. The level of alarm is extremely high,” said Margaret Chan, director of the World Health Organization. The first cases were reported in Brazil last year. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly to most of the countries in the region. Yet nobody was concerned at first. “For more than 50 years we’ve known about this disease....

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