Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat

! Read ^ Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat by Debora Diniz ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat By interviewing doctors and listening to expectant mothers in waiting rooms, Diniz paints a vivid picture of the Zika epidemic as experienced by ordinary Brazilians. The result is a timely and provocative look at an epidemic that continues to threaten many families and communities.    . It was here that the most recent outbreak was first identified before spreading across the continent and beyond, with the region’s poverty providing fertile ground for the Zika-bearing mosquitoes.

Author	:	Debora Diniz
Rating	:	4.61 (859 Votes)
Asin	:	1786991586
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	192 Pages
Publish Date	:	2015-10-02
Language	:	English

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By interviewing doctors and listening to expectant mothers in waiting rooms, Diniz paints a vivid picture of the Zika epidemic as experienced by ordinary Brazilians. The result is a timely and provocative look at an epidemic that continues to threaten many families and communities.    . It was here that the most recent outbreak was first identified before spreading across the continent and beyond, with the region’s poverty providing fertile ground for the Zika-bearing mosquitoes. Nowhere has this devastation been more deeply felt than in Alagoas, a small rural province in northeast Brazil. In this thought-provoking and poignant work, anthropologist and filmmaker Debora Diniz travels throughout northeastern Brazil, tracing the virus’s origin and spread while observing i

“Diniz illustrates the devastating effects that Zika’s spread has had on impoverished women and how government scientists and policy makers failed to live up to their responsibilities toward those affected. A brilliant read, highly recommended!”