Zika virus infection and microcephaly: Evidence regarding geospatial associations.

• Main Authors: João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci (Author), Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha (Author), Núbia Cristina da Silva (Author), Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz (Author), Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz (Author), Pedro Vasconcelos Maia Amaral (Author), Adriana Lein (Author), Maria Dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco (Author), José Aquino (Author), Zulimar Márita Ribeiro Rodrigues (Author), Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Catherine Staton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Although the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic ceased to be a public health emergency by the end of 2016, studies to improve knowledge about this emerging disease are still needed, especially those investigating a causal relationship between ZIKV in pregnant women and microcephaly in neonates. H...