Top 20 Countries Infected With Zika Virus
| August 19, 2016
Paraguay
Paraguay, which sits right below Brazil, has been a high-risk country for Zika virus transmission from early on. A majority conservative Christian country, it has been criticized for not lifting a ban on abortion despite the overwhelming proof that the Zika virus causes massive birth defects. Officials insist that the right to life is more important, and are still not convinced of the link between Zika and microcephaly.
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