Zika virus — Brazil
A 4 year survey of more than 100 000 newborn babies in north eastern Brazil has uncovered hitherto unrecognised patterns of microcephaly. The discovery suggests microcephaly is not necessarily a new phenomenon and questions whether Zika virus is even the cause. Zika virus has been occupying the global media for weeks now, prompted by what appears to be a huge spike in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads.
The scramble in Brazil to discover the cause led paediatric
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