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February 15, 2016

Brazil army will go door-to-door in fight against Zika
Brasilia (AFP) Feb 12, 2016
Some 220,000 soldiers will hand out leaflets door-to-door across Brazil on Saturday, ahead of a massive insecticide-spraying operation as the government tries to stem an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. "We have to protect the population, especially pregnant women, athletes and tourists who will come for the Olympic Games" in Rio de Janeiro in August, Defense Minister Aldo Rebelo said at a news conference Thursday. Troops will visit three million homes in 350 cities, handing out leafle ... read more

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