Neglected and Unprotected: The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil

This report documents gaps in the Brazilian authorities’ response that have a harmful impact on women and girls and leave the general population vulnerable to continued outbreaks of serious mosquito-borne illnesses. The outbreak hit as the country faced its worst economic recession in decades, forcing authorities to make difficult decisions about allocating resources. But even in earlier times of economic growth, government investments in water and sanitation infrastructure were inadequate. Years of neglect contributed to the water and wastewater conditions that allowed the proliferation of the Aedes mosquito and the rapid spread of the virus, Human Rights Watch found.

Effects of climate change on the spread of zika virus: a public health threat

Women are most affected by pandemics — lessons from past outbreaks

The human aspect of the Zika outbreak – DW – 02/03/2016

Campo, floresta e águas : práticas e saberes em saúde

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support - The New York Times

Analysing the intersection between health emergencies and abortion during Zika in Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia - ScienceDirect

Zika: Brazil Looks to Toughen, Not Liberalize, Abortion Laws

PDF) The Zika Virus Epidemic in Brazil: From Discovery to Future Implications

Poverty, inequality at the heart of the Zika outbreak

Zika - PAHO/WHO Pan American Health Organization

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support - The New York Times

Zika - PAHO/WHO Pan American Health Organization

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support - The New York Times

Assessing the global threat from Zika virus

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