Between 2015 and 2016, Brazil suffered from an epidemic outbreak of the Zika virus, with infections throughout the country states. Despite the concentration of cases in other regions of Brazil, it was the Northeast that registered the highest incidence of microcephaly associated with the Zika virus. The concentration of this clinical outcome drew the attention of scientists, who raised the hypothesis that this aggravation could result from the association between the epidemic and some preventable environmental factors in the region. The research was a joint action of the D’Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz).
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