{"id":318477,"date":"2017-05-12T07:20:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T07:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=318477"},"modified":"2017-05-12T07:20:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T07:20:18","slug":"brazil-says-zika-virus-emergency-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/brazil-says-zika-virus-emergency-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil says Zika virus emergency is over"},"content":{"rendered":"
Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases.<\/p>\n
The number of cases dropped 95% between January and April, compared to the same period a year ago, officials said.<\/p>\n
The virus has been linked to the birth of babies with abnormally small heads. The threat was at its peak as Brazil prepared to host the 2016 Olympics.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organisation lifted its own international emergency in November last year.<\/p>\n
The Zika virus has been linked to severe birth defects in almost 30 countries.<\/p>\n
Brazil had declared a national emergency in November 2015. The threat led to a campaign to eradicate the mosquitoes which carry the virus.<\/p>\n
There were 7,911 cases of Zika from January to April this year, compared to 170,535 cases reported in the same time last year, the health ministry said in a statement (in Portuguese).<\/p>\n
No deaths related to the virus have been reported this year, it added, saying that eight people died last year.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The number of cases dropped 95% between January and April, compared to the same period a year ago, officials said. The virus has been linked to the birth of babies with abnormally small heads. The threat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[7047,7048,4752],"yoast_head":"\n