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. 2016 Oct 31;111(12):774–776. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760160291

TABLE. Prevalence of microcephaly according to the type of larvicide used by municipalities of Recife metropolitan region, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Municipalities / larvicide Cases Newborns Prevalence per 10,000
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis      
Recife 124 15,451 80.3
Jaboatão 56 6,474 86.5
Paulista 22 2,756 79.8
Sub-total 202 24,681 81.8
Pyriproxyfen      
Olinda 18 4,013 44.9
Cabo de Sto. Agostinho 13 2,279 57.0
Camaragibe 14 1,572 89.1
S Lourenço da Mata 13 1,133 114.8
Igarassu 7 1,090 64.2
Ipojuca 14 1,066 131.3
Abreu e Lima 4 1,021 39.2
Moreno 5 543 92.0
Itapissuma 2 240 83.3
Araçoiaba 1 237 42.1
Ilha de Itamaracá 2 217 92.0
Sub-total 93 13,412 69.3

Total 295 38,093 77.4

x2 = 1.61; df = 1; p = 0.21