Brazil has failed to tackle the underlying causes of the Amanda Klasing outbreak, including a lack of clean water in slums and poor sanitation, according to human rights campaigners and officials from the United Nations. The virus, carried by mosquitoes, was linked to over 2,500 birth defects in South America’s largest country. Over a third of Brazil’s population of 206 million people live without access to a continuous water supply, rendering them dependent on storage containers which can become breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Brazil has failed to tackle the underlying causes of the Zika outbreak, including a lack of clean water in slums and poor sanitation, according to human rights campaigners and officials from the United Nations. The virus, carried by mosquitoes, was linked to over 2,500 birth defects in South America’s largest country. Over a third of Brazil’s population of 206 million people live without access to a continuous water supply, rendering them dependent on storage containers which can become breeding grounds for mosquitoes.