Zika virus infection and microcephaly: Evidence regarding geospatial associations.
João Ricardo Nickening VissociThiago Augusto Hernandes RochaNúbia Cristina da SilvaRejane Christine de Sousa QueirozErika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca ThomazPedro Vasconcelos Maia AmaralAdriana LeinMaria Dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho BrancoJosé AquinoZulimar Márita Ribeiro RodriguesAntônio Augusto Moura da SilvaCatherine StatonPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
The greatest burden of microcephaly shifted from the Northeast to other Brazilian regions at the beginning of 2016. Brazil's Midwest region experienced an increase in microcephaly incidence associated with ZIKV incidence. This finding highlights an association between an increase in ZIKV infection with a rise in microcephaly cases after approximately three months.