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Zika virus is the cause of Brazil's microcephaly outbreak
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Multiple epidemiological studies and clinical reviews confirm that the 2015 outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil was the driving cause behind the unprecedented surge in congenital microcephaly and associated neurological abnormalities.

Evidence for · 7
Health and Development at Age 19–24 Months of 19 Children Who Were Born with Microcephaly and Laboratory Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection During the 2015 Zika Virus Outbreak — Brazil, 2017
2017 · cited by 144
The paper notes that the 2015 Zika virus outbreak in Brazil coincided with an unprecedented increase in microcephaly cases, linking laboratory evidence of congenital Zika to infants born with microcephaly.
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The retrieved literature overwhelmingly demonstrates a direct epidemiological and clinical link between the 2015 Zika virus epidemic in Brazil and the outbreak of microcephaly. Multiple cohort studies, spatiotemporal analyses, and comprehensive reviews consistently establish that maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy leads to congenital microcephaly. No papers dispute this relationship, making the verdict SUPPORTED.

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The expanding spectrum of modes of transmission of Zika virus: a global concern
2016 · cited by 48
The paper discusses the growing concern since 2015 regarding the association between the Zika virus outbreak in Latin America and the occurrence of microcephaly.
Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Neurophysiological Findings in Children with Microcephaly Related to Congenital Zika Virus Infection
2019 · cited by 39
The study reviews cases of children diagnosed with microcephaly at birth who had gestational exposure to the Zika virus during the Brazilian epidemic outbreak.
Socioeconomic disparities associated with symptomatic Zika virus infections in pregnancy and congenital microcephaly: A spatiotemporal analysis from Goiânia, Brazil (2016 to 2020)
2022 · cited by 8
The spatiotemporal analysis links the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil to an unprecedented outbreak of congenital microcephaly with correlated high-risk clusters.
Neonatal Microcephaly and Central Nervous System Abnormalities During the Zika Outbreak in Rio de Janeiro
2025 · cited by 3
The cohort study in Rio de Janeiro demonstrates a significantly higher risk of congenital microcephaly and central nervous system abnormalities among Zika-positive pregnant women compared to Zika-negative women.
Ten Years of Congenital Zika Syndrome: From Outbreak to a Decade of Clinical, Therapeutic, and Preventive Advances in a Tropical Disease Context.
2026 · cited by 0
The narrative review details how the 2015 Zika virus outbreak in Brazil led to the formal delineation of Congenital Zika Syndrome, characterized by microcephaly and severe neurological manifestations.
Ten Years of Congenital Zika Syndrome: From Outbreak to a Decade of Clinical, Therapeutic, and Preventive Advances in a Tropical Disease Context
2026 · cited by 0
The narrative review similarly documents the ten-year trajectory of Congenital Zika Syndrome following the initial recognized cluster of anomalies associated with Zika virus in Brazil in 2015.
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  1. Health and Development at Age 19–24 Months of 19 Children Who Were Born with Microcephaly and Laboratory Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection During the 2015 Zika Virus Outbreak — Brazil, 2017peer-reviewedsupports
  2. The expanding spectrum of modes of transmission of Zika virus: a global concernpeer-reviewedsupports
  3. Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Neurophysiological Findings in Children with Microcephaly Related to Congenital Zika Virus Infectionpeer-reviewedsupports
  4. Prevalence and causes of congenital microcephaly in the absence of a Zika virus outbreak in southern Brazil.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Neonatal surveillance for congenital Zika infection during the 2016 microcephaly outbreak in Salvador, Brazil: Zika virus detection in asymptomatic newbornspeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Socioeconomic disparities associated with symptomatic Zika virus infections in pregnancy and congenital microcephaly: A spatiotemporal analysis from Goiânia, Brazil (2016 to 2020)peer-reviewedsupports
  7. Congenital Zika virus infection: More than just microcephalypeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Neonatal Microcephaly and Central Nervous System Abnormalities During the Zika Outbreak in Rio de Janeiropeer-reviewedsupports
  9. Epidemiological Surveillance of Genetically Determined Microcephaly in Latin America: A Narrative Reviewpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Investigating the association between yellow fever vaccination and symptomatic acute Zika virus infection: a case-control study.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Ten Years of Congenital Zika Syndrome: From Outbreak to a Decade of Clinical, Therapeutic, and Preventive Advances in a Tropical Disease Context.peer-reviewedsame source L11supports
  12. Ten Years of Congenital Zika Syndrome: From Outbreak to a Decade of Clinical, Therapeutic, and Preventive Advances in a Tropical Disease Contextpeer-reviewedsame source L11supports
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