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The Zika epidemic which spread across Latin America in 2015/16 prompted the Brazilian government to advise women to delay getting pregnant 鈥� because of the link with babies born with heads smaller than usual 鈥� or microcephaly - after their mothers were infected. The number Zika cases has dropped dramatically 鈥� but now a new study in the United States highlights that some affected children in places like Puerto Rico have continued to develop problems with their brains and eyesight. Peggy Honein from America鈥檚 CDC says that the Zika story is certainly not over for those families. 成人快手 Brazil鈥檚 correspondent Julia Carneiro has been to meet families in Recife, the Brazilian city which saw the highest number of cases. Many of the mothers are now caring alone for their children who have problems with swallowing, epilepsy and cannot walk.

A cyclist attempting to break the world record for the fastest cycle across Europe is about to begin his quest 鈥� supported by a team from the University of Derby鈥檚 Human Performance Unit in the UK. They鈥檙e hoping to create a 鈥渉ow-to鈥� guide for wannabe record breakers 鈥� including how to reach peak fitness in body and mind.

(Photo: Ana Katrielle, with her mother Ana Paula who contracted Zika virus during her pregnancy, and her older brother
Copyright: Fernando Cavalcanti)