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New Zika Virus Strain Circulating in Brazil May Lead to Epidemic, Study Says

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new strain of the zika virus is in circulation in Brazil, according to researchers at the Center for...

Photo Exhibition in São Paulo Features Children Affected by Zika Virus

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "He taught me how to be strong and it's my fuel. My heart beats out of my chest," said...

Test Kit to Detect Zika Virus is Marketed in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A serological test able to identify Zika virus contamination, even following dengue infection, began to be marketed in Brazil....

Mutant Mosquitoes, Designed to Combat Dengue and Zika, Were Released in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Genetically manipulated mosquitoes were released in Brazil. They carry a gene that is fatal to them, according to the...

Research Shows Regression of Damage in Babies Exposed to the Zika Virus

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study, published this week in the scientific journal Nature Medicine, reported two cases of babies, born with microcephaly...

Rio Lacks Insecticide to Fight Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika

By Arkady Petrov RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The state of Rio de Janeiro is short of insecticides used to contain adult Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes,...

Researchers Develop Sensor Giving Immediate Diagnosis of Zika

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fast and accurate diagnosis with no chance of a "false positive" for the zika virus:...

Brazilian Researchers Develop Faster Test to Detect Zika Virus

By Dorah Feliciano, Contributing Reporter BRASILIA, BRAZIL – A cheaper and faster test for detecting the Zika virus is being developed by Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz...

Brazil Announces End of State of Emergency for Zika Virus

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Due to the decrease in the number of Zika cases in the country, Brazil’s Ministry...

Brazil to Distribute 3.5 Million Fast-Detecting Zika Tests

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Summer is around the corner in Brazil and with the hot weather comes mosquitos and...

Brazil’s Health Minister Updates Foreign Officials on Zika Virus

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Less than a month before the start of the 2016 Olympics, Brazilian government officials are...

Letter: Rio Olympics and Zika May Produce Valuable Data

Letter to the Editor, by James A. Marples RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - I have read several articles in The Rio Times over concerns about...

Brazil’s Butantan Partners with U.S. for Zika Vaccine

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Butantan Institute in Brazil has announced a partnership with the United States’ Health Department...

Opinion: Brazil’s Zikalympics?

Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents of Rio, relax! The Olympic and Paralympic Games are safe, and there is no need...

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