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The Zika virus has been known for quite some time, but it gained notoriety recently due to its possible linkage to birth defects.
Science News has a summary report on Zika virus:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/special-report-heres-what-we-know-about-zika
A report on the studies of its possible linkage to microcephaly, a birth defect of babies with undersized and underdeveloped brains:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-zika-became-prime-suspect-microcephaly-mystery
In short, studies are continuing, evidence is mounting, but still not quite a confirmation.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 29 2016, @03:04PM
The virus was in Brazil before the World Cup and pyriproxyfen is not associated with microcephaly. There has also been virus isolated directly from the CNS.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-experts-dismiss-claims-larvicide-linked-to-microcephaly/ [cbsnews.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 29 2016, @03:37PM
You still never answered the questions: why doesn't Zika cause microcephaly in other countries? And why did microcephaly only start after pyriproxyfen was added to the drinking water?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 29 2016, @05:06PM
Brazil has a large Zika naive population while other countries have had Zika for a while. It looks like acute Zika virus infection during fetal development is what is causing the problem.
Microcephaly isn't only occurring in areas with Pyriproxyfen.