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The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil 2015–2017: An observational analysis of over 4 million births

5 Mar 2019

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BACKGROUND: In 2015, high rates of microcephaly were reported in Northeast Brazil following the first South American Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak. Reported microcephaly rates in other Zika-affected areas were significantly lower, suggesting alternate causes or the involvement of arboviral cofactors in exacerbating microcephaly rates. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We merged data from multiple national reporting databases in...

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PMID: 30835728
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002755

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