ZIKA VIRUS BOOSTS INSECTICIDE TEXTILE PRODUCTS SALES IN BRAZIL
February 1st, 2016
Manufacturers of insecticide impregnated textile products, including mosquito nets and special clothing, are among the few commercial winners in the current healthcare facing Brazil through the Zika virus outbreak. Stores have not only reported a boom in sales in the country’s northeast - the epicentre of the crisis – but also in wealthier southern states such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which have been less affected.
The mosquito-borne disease that has been linked to a surge of cases of microcephaly in babies, which can cause blindness, ...
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