Latin American health ministers agreed Wednesday on a public information campaign and boosted the number of medical workers to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which poses the greatest threat to pregnant women.

The 14 officials — including Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro, whose country has been hit hardest by the virus — held emergency talks Wednesday in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Castro said regional leaders need to “exchange information, make alliances, and discuss what coordinated action we can take to control this epidemic.”

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said her government will spare no expense in fighting the mosquito that experts say carries the virus.

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