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Argentine and Brazilian doctors suspect mosquito insecticide as cause of microcephaly
With the proposed connection between the Zika virus and Brazil's outbreak of microcephaly in new born babies looking increasingly tenuous, Latin American doctors are proposing another possible cause: Pyriproxyfen, a pesticide used in Brazil since 2014 to arrest the development of mosquito larvae in drinking water tanks. Might the 'cure' in fact be the poison? By Claire Robinson.
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Photospeak: A convenient villain
The global scare around the Zika virus shot up after a spike in newborns with physical defects. A massive campaign was launched. But were the mosquitoes to blame, to begin with?
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It's going to be tough for the CDC and others to stand down on this new alert. Seems they are doubling down on the Zika virus claim.