Sunday, 30 October 2016
One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF
OSLO (Reuters) - Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution, mostly in South Asia, and their growing bodies are most vulnerable to damage, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday.

Saturday, 29 October 2016
Vietnam reports first microcephaly case likely linked to Zika - government agency
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported the country's first microcephaly case that has a high probability of being linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, a department of the nation's health ministry said on Sunday.

Friday, 28 October 2016
Brazil not expecting another big wave of Zika with onset of summer
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian health officials say they do not expect a second wave of widespread Zika infections similar to that of a year ago, despite warming temperatures causing a rebound in reproduction of the mosquito responsible for transmitting the virus.

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