Government announced new measures in battle against the spread of the disease.
Microcephaly-causing virus has struck as Brazil prepares for Rio Carnival and summer Olympic Games.
Barack Obama and Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff discussed 'shared concerns' by phone on Friday night.
With airlines offering free cancellation and pregnant women warned not to travel, Brazil could see visitor numbers fall
Yahoo is shutting down its operations in the two countries to cut costs and consolidate its business.
Concerns mount over Olympics as researchers trace virus to Brazil from French Polynesia
Watch WHO's conference on the Zika-virus outbreak live.
Zika virus puts unborn babies at risk of congenital defects.
Gunfire was reported during the escape, killing two inmates.
Only two countries on the continent may avoid the disease as the WHO issues
Mosquito-borne Zika Virus is believed to cause abnormally small heads in babies.
Pereira claims he needs to play more in order to become "more visible" ahead of the 2016 games in Rio.
Health officials concerned that virus linked to microcephaly could explode in the warmer climates of America
Seven of the escaped inmates were recaptured, the whereabouts of the others was not confirmed.
Brazil's economic woes are killing the party spirit.
Rate of self-inflicted deaths within tribe is statistically highest among any society anywhere in world.
Thousands are homeless in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Rio faces a huge budget crisis as hospitals have a lack of proper funding.
Brazilian authorities have urged women not to get pregnant after an outbreak of mosquito-borne virus.
Only replica objects were on display at the temporary exhibition area of the building that caught fire.
A large section of the population had expressed their dismay at the suspension of WhatsApp.
Supreme Court orders lower house commission set up to deal with the proceedings to be scrapped.