A Possible Link Between Pyriproxyfen and Microcephaly.
Parens R, Nijhout HF, Morales A, Xavier Costa F, Bar-Yam Y.
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PLoS Curr. 2017 Nov 27;9:ecurrents.outbreaks.5afb0bfb8cf31d9a4baba7b19b4edbac. doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.5afb0bfb8cf31d9a4baba7b19b4edbac.
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Here we consider the alternative possibility that the use of the insecticide pyriproxyfen for control of mosquito populations in Brazilian drinking water is the primary cause. Pyriproxifen is a juvenile hormone analog which has been shown to correspond in mammals to a numb …
Here we consider the alternative possibility that the use of the insecticide pyriproxyfen for control of mosquito populations in Brazilian d …