Autor(es): Taverinise, Sabrina, Cumming-Bruce, Nick

Resumo: The article discusses the World Health Organization's (W.H.O.'s) decision to issue a global warning regarding the Zika virus, and it mentions the prediction that as many as four million people could be infected with the Zika virus by the end of 2016. According to the article, the W.H.O. is contemplating whether to declare the Zika virus a public health emergency. Zika virus-related birth defects are examined, along with concern about the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Palavras-Chave: Zika Virus Epidemic, Public health - International cooperation, Emergencies, Forecasting, Human abnormalities, Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Social aspects

Imprenta: New York Times, v. 165, n. 57126, p. A1-A10, 2016

Descritores: Zika virus - Epidemic ; Zika virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2016

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