The International New York Times February 18, 2016 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Last December, I suddenly found myself in possession of two bottles of the most precious liquid in town: Exposis Extrême, an extra-strong insect repellent. It’s deemed the best protection against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, […]
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Long sleeves and bug spray in São Paulo
Posted: 20th fevereiro 2016 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: 2016 Olympic Games, Aedes aegypti, chikungunya, dengue fever, insect repellent, mycrocephaly, Rio, Zika virus
10 Days of Dengue Fever
Posted: 4th maio 2015 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: dengue fever, Dr. Google, electric mosquito swatters
The International New York Times May 1, 2015 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — In March, I spent 10 days in bed, mostly moaning and eating large quantities of pears — the only food I found remotely appetizing. I was one of the roughly 500,000 Brazilians infected with dengue fever in […]
