je.st
news
Chasing an epidemic: On the road with Brazil's Zika detectives
2016-05-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: In a place where the bite of a common mosquito has brought crippling birth defects and early death, they are the detectives sent to gather clues about the crime. The four women have been plying the back roads of northeastern Brazil for days. Their quarry: new mothers who may have been infected with the Zika virus during their pregnancies. Conceicao Alcantara, a 34-year-old woman who'd given birth the month before, was on their list. Her daughter was born with microcephaly, a serious condition...
Tags: road
chasing
epidemic
detectives
Category:Electronics and Electrical