"Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has declared war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the
Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation.
She said a national mobilisation day would be held on Saturday, during which thousands of soldiers and state employees would work to eradicate the insects in homes and offices.
Zika has been linked to babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
Ms Rousseff said that substantial federal resources were being released to fight Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, because it was a fight that "cannot be lost". BBC
She said a national mobilisation day would be held on Saturday, during which thousands of soldiers and state employees would work to eradicate the insects in homes and offices.
Zika has been linked to babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
Ms Rousseff said that substantial federal resources were being released to fight Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, because it was a fight that "cannot be lost". BBC
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