Zika Virus Outbreak (2015-)

As of early 2016, a widespread outbreak of Zika fever, caused by the Zika virus, is ongoing, primarily in the Americas, mostly in the South American nations. The outbreak began in April 2015 in Brazil, and has spread to other countries in South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Brazilian researchers have suspected that the Zika virus arrived during the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament. In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus was likely to spread throughout most of the Americas by the end of the year; and in February 2016, the WHO declared the cluster of microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) cases reported in Brazil—strongly suspected to be associated with the Zika virus outbreak—a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Brazilian Soldier Analyses Water from a Cistern; Brasília , Brasil, Jan 2016

Taken on: 2016-01-29
Source: Ministério da Defesa/Gilberto Alves/Wikipedia

Brazilian Soldiers in Campaign Against Zika virus; Brasília, Brazil, Jan 2016

Taken on: 2016-01-15
Source: Ministério da Defesa/Tereza Sobreira/Wikipedia

Agent for Endemic Diseases; Sao Paolo, Brazil, June 2007

Taken on: 2007-06-14
Source: ASCOM Prefeitura de Votuporanga/Wikipedia