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Zika: Brazil to deploy army in fight against virus - Published Brazil's government says it will deploy 220,000 soldiers in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus. The soldiers will go from home to home handing out leaflets on how to avoid the spread of Zika, which has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains. The announcement came after Health Minister Marcelo Castro said Brazil was "losing badly" in its fight against the virus. No treatment or vaccine is available. 'Number One enemy' Mr Castro said the troops would be sent out on 13 February to hand out leaflets and give advice on how to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds. More on the Zika virus: He told O Globo newspaper that the spread of the Zika virus was one of the greatest public health crises in Brazilian history. The fight against Zika could only be won if people did their bit to eradicate the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which transmits it, Mr Castro said. He added that the mosquito, which also transmits dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever, was Brazil's "public enemy number one". "Last year we had the highest number of dengue cases in the history of Brazil," he said. "We're losing badly in the battle against the mosquito." What is Zika virus? - Spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also carries dengue fever and yellow fever - First discovered in Africa in the 1940s but is now spreading in Latin America - Scientists say there is growing evidence of a link to microcephaly, that leads to babies being born with small heads - Can lead to fever and a rash but most people show no symptoms, and there is no known cure - Only way to fight Zika is to clear stagnant water where mosquitoes breed, and protect against mosquito bites The World Health Organization warned on Monday that the Zika virus was likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas. Symptoms include mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache and the virus has already been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America. However, what the authorities are most worried about is the damage the virus can potentially cause babies in the womb. Brazil has recorded a huge spike in cases of babies born with microcephaly and a number of Central and South American nations have asked women to delay pregnancy. There have been 3,893 reported cases of microcephaly in Brazil since October compared with the previous annual average of just 160 cases.
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Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija (WHO) sazvat će sastanak odbora za krizna stanja na kojemu će se razmotriti međunarodni odgovor na epidemiju virusa zika za koji se vjeruje da je povezan sa slučajevima mikrocefalije u Brazilu i mogao bi zaraziti 3 do 4 milijuna ljudi u Amerikama, izjavila je u četvrtak šefica WHO-a Margaet Chan. Chan je rekla da je bolest izazvana virusom prešla iz blage prijetnje u prijetnju “zabrinjavajućih razmjera” te da će odbor pomoći da se utvrde odgovarajuća razina međunarodnog odgovora i prioriteti istraživanja. Od rujna 2015., u Brazilu je registrirano 3.700 slučajeva beba s mikrocefalijom, stanjem povezanim s infekcijom virusom zika zbog kojeg se djeca rađaju s abnormalno malim glavama i nerazvijenim mozgom. Nagli rast slučajeva mikrocefalije izazvao je veliku zabrinutost u svijetu, a infekcija je već zabilježena u 22 zemlje Sjeverne i Južne Amerike. Epidemija virusa zika počela je na Martiniqueu i u Gvajani krajem prosinca, a radi se o virusu iznimno opasnom za trudnice jer može uzrokovati deformacije ili čak smrt djeteta. Virus se prenosi putem uboda tigrastog komarca i može prouzročiti neurološke komplikacije. Stručnjak WHO-a Marcos Espinal izjavio je u četvrtak da bi se virusom moglo zaraziti 3 do 4 milijuna ljudi u Sjevernoj i Južnoj Americi, uključujući 1,5 milijun u Brazilu. Najavio je na sastanku izvršnog odbora WHO-a u Ženevi da će uskoro biti objavljena studija koja upozorava na korelaciju između virusa i mikrocefalije u Brazilu. /Jutarnji.hr/