Luciene with her daughter Ana Cecília, 6. She was born with microcephaly caused by a Zika virus infection Luciene got when she was pregnant. The virus is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes Aegypti and caused thousands of children to be born with this same condition in 2015 in Brazil - specially in the Northeast region. They live in Cacimba de Dentro, a small town in the arid countryside of the state of Paraíba..Cacimba de Dentro, Brazil, Feb. 15, 2022.
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Luciene with her daughter Ana Cecília, 6. She was born with microcephaly caused by a Zika virus infection Luciene got when she was pregnant. The virus is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes Aegypti and caused thousands of children to be born with this same condition in 2015 in Brazil - specially in the Northeast region. They live in Cacimba de Dentro, a small town in the arid countryside of the state of Paraíba..Cacimba de Dentro, Brazil, Feb. 15, 2022.
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Maíra Erlich
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