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The Catchiest Song You’ll Hear Today About Zika Virus

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Brazil's Ministry of Health has come up with quite the catchy Zika virus tune. (COURTESY BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH)

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Brazil’s Ministry of Health has come up with quite the catchy Zika virus tune.

This is apparently the first of six songs scheduled aimed at educating children, and is written in first-person by the mosquito. The animation is fascinating too, with the mosquito injecting skulls when he bites.

Check here to watch the video, and check here for the latest on Zika in Central Florida.


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Abe Aboraya started writing for newspapers in High School. After graduating from the University of Central Florida in 2007, he spent a year traveling and working as a freelance reporter for the Seattle Times and the Seattle Weekly, and working for local news websites in the San Francisco Bay area. Most recently Abe ... Read Full Bio »

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