(Felipe Dana, File/Associated Press)SAO PAULO — Brazil declared an end to its public health emergency over the Zika virus on Thursday, 18 months after a surge in cases drew headlines around the world. The South American country declared an end to its public health emergency for the Zika virus on Thursday, May 11, 2017, 18 months after a surge in cases drew headlines around the world. "The end of the emergency doesn't mean the end of surveillance or assistance" to affected families, said Adeilson Cavalcante, the secretary for health surveillance at Brazil's Health Ministry. From January through mid-April, the Health Ministry recorded 95 percent fewer cases than during the same period last year. The Health Ministry said those efforts have helped to dramatically reduce cases of Zika.
Zika virus: Brazil says emergency is over
Image copyright EPA Image caption The virus has been linked to microcephaly, or abnormally small headsBrazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The Zika virus has been linked to severe birth defects in almost 30 countries. Professor David Heymann was the chairman of the World Health Organization's emergency committee for the Zika outbreak. The World Health Organisation lifted its own international emergency in November last year. No deaths related to the virus have been reported this year, it added, saying that eight people died last year.
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