Brazil links Zika fever to birth defects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-34956646
The mosquito-borne virus from Africa has been linked to a spike in birth defects across the country.
Pernambuco has around two thirds of the cases of micro-encephalitis - an inflammation of the foetal brain that can stunt growth of the baby's head.
A World Health Organization team is due in Brazil this week.
On Saturday, the Brazilian health ministry said the link between Zika and birth defects was unprecedented anywhere in the world.
It said it had recorded two adult deaths and 739 cases of micro-encephalitis.
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