Brazilian state at the center of a Zika outbreak grapples with alarming surge in cases

There is a surge in cases of babies born with microcephaly, a neurological disorder associated with the mosquito-borne virus.

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Gleyse Kelly holds her daughter Maria Geovana, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil, January 25, 2016. Reuters

Gleyse Kelly holds her daughter Maria Geovana, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil, January 25, 2016. Health authorities in the Brazilian state at the center of a rapidly spreading Zika outbreak have been overwhelmed by the alarming surge in cases of babies born with microcephaly, a neurological disorder associated with the mosquito-borne virus.

This article was first published on January 28, 2016
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