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14 May, 2015

Link to Zika confirmed, officials downplay

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The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation confirms Dr Soare’s research. Officials downplay the disease as having moderate effects, compared to Dengue fever, which kills hundreds people each year. Health Minister:

Zika virus doesn’t worry us. It’s a benign disease.