Neglected and Unprotected: The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil

This report documents gaps in the Brazilian authorities’ response that have a harmful impact on women and girls and leave the general population vulnerable to continued outbreaks of serious mosquito-borne illnesses. The outbreak hit as the country faced its worst economic recession in decades, forcing authorities to make difficult decisions about allocating resources. But even in earlier times of economic growth, government investments in water and sanitation infrastructure were inadequate. Years of neglect contributed to the water and wastewater conditions that allowed the proliferation of the Aedes mosquito and the rapid spread of the virus, Human Rights Watch found.

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support - The New York Times

Why Brazil's Zika virus requires a political treatment

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support - The New York Times

The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support - The New York Times

Zika might not be acting alone: Using an ecological study approach to investigate potential co-acting risk factors for an unusual pattern of microcephaly in Brazil

I don't live any more': Zika takes a heavy toll on families in Brazil, Global health

Pregnant and Out of Options: The Quest for Abortion in Latin America Due to the Zika Virus Pandemic

Pregnant and Out of Options: The Quest for Abortion in Latin America Due to the Zika Virus Pandemic

Colombia – Chasing the Mosquito

Zika's Enduring Impacts in Brazil

The COVID-19 pandemic: sexual and reproductive health and rights under pressure

Two years after Brazil's Zika virus crisis, experts remain baffled - The Globe and Mail

Congenital Zika syndrome and living conditions in the largest city of northeastern Brazil, BMC Public Health