"The WHO has congruently pointed to the use of insecticides – particularly larvicides – on sizeable containers of water to aid in mosquito eradication (87). Conversely and controversially, the Argentine-based group Physicians in the Crop-Sprayed Villages has implicated the larvicide known as pyriproxyfen as the source of the soaring rate of microcephaly in Brazil rather than 18 ZIKV itself (83). The report states that by quickly connecting microcephaly in newborns to the spread of ZIKV, the Brazilian Ministry of Health, PAHO, and WHO have put the commercial interests of the chemical industry above the well-being of the environment and the people, failing to identify that the areas where this larvicide has been introduced into drinking water are the same regions where microcephaly has exploded (81). The group supports their claims by affirming that no birth defects were found to be associated with previous ZIKV epidemics, and that in countries such as Colombia, there have been thousands of ZIKV cases but no documented instances of babies born with microcephaly (81). Based on previous examples of negligence in identifying the causes and scope of illnesses described in this analysis (AIDS and Lyme disease), there are evident hazards in allowing the supposed experts to dispose of a claim rather than investigating additional possibilities (55). However, in this situation, while it is still imperative to retain an open mind and not reject any factors that may play a role in the disorder – particularly when business and chemicals are involved – empirical findings suggest that ZIKV is likely the primary culprit in the upswing in microcephaly (83). "

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