Zika Cases Haven

Zika Cases Haven’t Disappeared; Just Overshadowed By Covid-19

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A Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other congenital conditions in infants. Longstanding human rights problems, including inadequate access to water and sanitation, unequal access to health care for the poorest families, and restrictions on sexual and reproductive rights, have disproportionally affected young women and girls in Brazil. Covid-19 has made their lives even more miserable.