Pyriproxyfen and the microcephaly epidemic in Brazil - an ecological approach to explore the hypothesis of their association

Pyriproxyfen and the microcephaly epidemic in Brazil - an ecological approach to explore the hypothesis of their association

The microcephaly epidemic in Brazil generated intense debate regarding its causality, and one hypothesised cause of this epidemic, now recognised as congenital Zika virus syndrome, was the treatment of drinking water tanks with pyriproxyfen to control Aedes aegypti larvae. We present the results of...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fatima P Militão de Albuquerque, Wayner V de Souza, Antônio da Cruz G Mendes, Tereza M Lyra, Ricardo AA Ximenes, Thália VB Araújo, Cynthia Braga, Demócrito B Miranda-Filho, Celina MT Martelli, Laura C Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Zika virus
microcephaly
pyriproxyfen larvicide
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