Brazil's leader vows to win war against Zika mosquito

Brazil’s president has announced a nationwide attack on the mosquito that spreads the Zika virus, vowing to “win this war” against the insect that researchers in have linked to a rare birth defect.

Dilma Rousseff said an operation to eliminate breeding areas for the Aedes aegypti mosquito had begun at installations run by the armed forces and at educational, health and other centres.