May 12 (UPI) -- The national state of emergency regarding the Zika virus is over, Brazil's Ministry of Health announced.
The 95 percent decline in the number of cases in Brazil between January and April, compared to the same period in 2016, prompted the ministry to end the emergency conditions Thursday. A ministry statement noted there were 7,911 reported cases in Brazil in 2017's first quarter, compared to 170,535 cases in the same time last year. No deaths from the Zika virus have been reported in Brazil this year.