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. 2017 Nov 27;9:ecurrents.outbreaks.5afb0bfb8cf31d9a4baba7b19b4edbac. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.5afb0bfb8cf31d9a4baba7b19b4edbac

Cumulative Zika (blue) and microcephaly (red) cases over time in five northeast Brazilian states and the state with the largest number of cases elsewhere, Rio de Janeiro (log scale). Blue and red dots are separated by 33 weeks, the expected delay between first trimester infections and expected microcephaly births caused by them. The differences in ratios in different states (Figure 8) suggests that Zika is not the cause of microcephaly.

Fig. 8: Cumulative Zika (blue) and microcephaly (red) cases over time in five northeast Brazilian states and the state with the largest number of cases elsewhere, Rio de Janeiro (log scale). Blue and red dots are separated by 33 weeks, the expected delay between first trimester infections and expected microcephaly births caused by them. The differences in ratios in different states (Figure 10) suggests that Zika is not the cause of microcephaly.