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BMC Public Health

Authors:

Wayner Vieira de Souza1, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque1, Enrique Vazquez, Luciana Caroline Albuquerque Bezerra, Antonio da Cruz Gouveia Mendes, Tereza Maciel Lyra1, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araujo, André Luiz Sá de Oliveira1, Maria Cynthia Braga1, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral Silva1, Laura Rodrigues6 and Celina Maria Turchi Martelli

Background: Starting in August 2015, there was an increase in the number of cases of neonatal microcephaly in Northeast Brazil. These findings were identified as being an epidemic of microcephaly related to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. The present study aims to analyse the spatial distribution of microcephaly cases in Recife (2015–2016), which is in Northeast Brazil, and its association with the living conditions in this city.

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