(task) Microcephaly cases in Brazil predate Zika virus outbreak, study says - Health - CBC News

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Brazil, microcephaly, Zika virus,

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> From: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> Subject: Re: Microcephaly cases in Brazil predate Zika virus outbreak, study says - Health - CBC News
> Date: February 14, 2016 at 6:39:15 PM EST
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
> Cc: ssm20@cumc.columbia.edu, gavinms@gmail.com, eva.lee@isye.gatech.edu, Diane.Tucker@gmail.com, paul.l.reed@usuhs.edu, rmayer@kbsi.com, jfedeczko@ifdc.org
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> Mike,
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> FYI . . . just published yesterday . . .
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> Minister of Health for the southern state of Rio Grande De Sol ordered the temporary suspension of the use of the larvacide for use on drinking waster pending an investigation.
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> (via Google Translate)
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> SES Announces pyriproxyfen larvicide Deprecation in the State
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> Is temporarily suspended in Rio Grande do Sul use in drinking water of pyriproxyfen larvicide used to stop the development of the larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. This was announced on Saturday (13) by Secretary John Gabbardo dos Reis, the opening of the D Day Against Mosquito. The decision is due to the assumption that the substance can enhance brain malformation caused by zika virus raised by the Argentine medical organization Physicians in the Crop-Sprayed Towns. The suspension has been communicated to the Coordination 19 State Health Regional, which should inform the Municipal Surveillance.
> The larvicide was used on a small scale in Rio Grande do Sul, only in specific cases where it is not possible to prevent the accumulation of water or removing the containers, such as fountains and cement vases in cemeteries. "We decided to suspend the use of the product in drinking water until you have a position in the Ministry of Health and therefore further strengthen the appeal to the population to eliminate any possible focus of the mosquito," said the secretary. According to data from the Environmental Surveillance, 75% of outbreaks are located in residential or domestic environment.
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> http://www.saude.rs.gov.br/conteudo/9916/?SES_anuncia_suspensão_de_uso_de_larvicida_Pyriproxyfen_no_Estado
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> Also reported . . . “A fairly easy decision for Rio Grande do Sul, as they reportedly rarely use the chemical. They also only have one microcephalic birth reported, for whatever that is worth.” . . . (unconfirmed)
> http://afludiary.blogspot.fr/2016/02/brazil-moh-addresses-larvacide-debate.html
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> Kathy
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> To: michael.d.mcdonald <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com>
> Cc: ssm20 <ssm20@cumc.columbia.edu>; gavinms <gavinms@gmail.com>; eva.lee <eva.lee@isye.gatech.edu>; Diane.Tucker <Diane.Tucker@gmail.com>; paul.l.reed <paul.l.reed@usuhs.edu>; rmayer <rmayer@kbsi.com>; jfedeczko <jfedeczko@ifdc.org>
> Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2016 5:05 pm
> Subject: Re: Microcephaly cases in Brazil predate Zika virus outbreak, study says - Health - CBC News
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> Mike,
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> In doing research such as this, I always look for evidence that would either confirm or disprove the post in question. So far on this topic, I have only seen evidence in support of confirmation. I have not (yet) seen any evidence to disprove this theory, but I will be certain to let you know if such evidence is discovered.
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> Kathy
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael mcdonald <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com <mailto:michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com>>
> To: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com <mailto:gilbojer@aol.com>>
> Cc: Stephen Morse <ssm20@cumc.columbia.edu <mailto:ssm20@cumc.columbia.edu>>; Gavin Macgregor-Skinner <gavinms@gmail.com <mailto:gavinms@gmail.com>>; Eva K Lee <eva.lee@isye.gatech.edu <mailto:eva.lee@isye.gatech.edu>>; Diane Tucker <Diane.Tucker@gmail.com <mailto:Diane.Tucker@gmail.com>>; Paul Reed <paul.l.reed@usuhs.edu <mailto:paul.l.reed@usuhs.edu>>; Richard Mayer <rmayer@kbsi.com <mailto:rmayer@kbsi.com>>; Fedeczko, Joyce <jfedeczko@ifdc.org <mailto:jfedeczko@ifdc.org>> <jfedeczko@ifdc.org <mailto:jfedeczko@ifdc.org>>
> Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2016 10:27 am
> Subject: Re: Microcephaly cases in Brazil predate Zika virus outbreak, study says - Health - CBC News
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> Kathy,
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> Thank you for pointing out more directly the potential association between Pyriproxyfen and microcephaly. Please look for papers that intend to disprove that Pyriproxyfen is causing microcephaly.
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> Mike
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> Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H.
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> Coordinator
> Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance
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> Chairman
> Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc.
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> Executive Director
> Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.
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> Cell: 202-468-7899
> Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com <mailto:Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com>
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> http://resiliencesystem.org <http://resiliencesystem.org/>
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> On Feb 14, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com <mailto:gilbojer@aol.com>> wrote:
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> Mike / Steve / All
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> I want to call the following to the attention of everyone copied in this email . . .
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> Argentine & Brazilian Doctors Suspect Mosquito Insecticide as Cause of Microcephaly
> (see links to supporting documentation within the post, and within the full article)
> http://resiliencesystem.org/argentine-brazilian-doctors-suspect-mosquito-insecticide-cause-microcephaly <http://resiliencesystem.org/argentine-brazilian-doctors-suspect-mosquito-insecticide-cause-microcephaly>
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> Of special note is the link to the WHO page titled “Chemical hazards in drinking-water: Pyriproxyfen”.
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> The Abrasco report is translated to English within a comment beneath the post (a direct link is provided below).
> http://resiliencesystem.org/comment/2058#comment-2058 <http://resiliencesystem.org/comment/2058#comment-2058>
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> In 2009 the New York Times published this article about Pyriproxyfen. Once Pyriproxyfen is introduced, it appears that mosquitoes have the ability to transfer the amount of Pyriproxyfen within any given place. Links to the 2009 article and associated PNAS study are provided within another comment beneath the post (a direct link is provided below).
> http://resiliencesystem.org/comment/2059#comment-2059 <http://resiliencesystem.org/comment/2059#comment-2059>
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> Now, consider that millions of genetically modified mosquitoes were released in northeast Brazil in 2011-2012 as documented by this PLOS study . . .
> http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003864 <http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003864>
> . . . as referenced within the article posted within the link below.
> http://resiliencesystem.org/pandora’s-box-how-gm-mosquitos-could-have-caused-zika-virus-outbreak <http://resiliencesystem.org/pandora%E2%80%99s-box-how-gm-mosquitos-could-have-caused-zika-virus-outbreak>
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> Kathy
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael mcdonald <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com <mailto:michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com>>
> To: Stephen Morse <ssm20@cumc.columbia.edu <mailto:ssm20@cumc.columbia.edu>>
> Cc: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com <mailto:gilbojer@aol.com>>; Gavin Macgregor-Skinner <gavinms@gmail.com <mailto:gavinms@gmail.com>>; Eva K Lee <eva.lee@isye.gatech.edu <mailto:eva.lee@isye.gatech.edu>>; Diane Tucker <Diane.Tucker@gmail.com <mailto:Diane.Tucker@gmail.com>>; Paul Reed <paul.l.reed@usuhs.edu <mailto:paul.l.reed@usuhs.edu>>
> Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2016 7:04 am
> Subject: Re: Microcephaly cases in Brazil predate Zika virus outbreak, study says - Health - CBC News
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> Steve,
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> There seems to be a raised prevalence of microcephaly in areas of Brazil that pre-dated the known rapid increase of Zika virus cases. However, it appears that there may be an increased rate and severity of microcephaly in Brazil concurrent with the increase in Zika virus. Is this what you are seeing in the data?
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> We were surprised to find a baseline of asymmetric, ascending paralysis in Haiti during the cholera epidemic. We were even more surprised to see that there was a long-standing pattern of disease that pre-dated cholera, and there was an increase in cholera cases in the same community of Haiti that had a vaccine-derived polio outbreak ten years before. The increase in cases that we saw ended up being associated with inappropriate injection of electrolytes during rehydration of cholera patients, after we chased potential polio virus and a potential emerging disease for over a year.
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> From what we see in the data so far, do you think that Zika virus is an ecological artifact, a co-factor, or a singular causative agent of microcephaly in Brazil? There now appears to be raised rates of (at least minor) microcephaly in Brazil that pre-dated the high prevalence of Zika virus disease. The current and early prevalence of microcephaly in Columbia and Venezuela, seems to indicate that there may be something else going on in Brazil that could be causing the microcephaly in specific areas. There appears to be use of GM mosquitoes and potentially teratogenic pesticide in water supplies co-located with the high prevalence of Zika virus infections and microcephaly during the same time period.
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> Mike
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> Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H.
>
> Coordinator
> Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance
>
> Chairman
> Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc.
>
> Executive Director
> Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.
>
> Cell: 202-468-7899
> Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com <mailto:Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com>
>
> http://resiliencesystem.org <http://resiliencesystem.org/>
>
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> On Feb 13, 2016, at 10:24 PM, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com <mailto:gilbojer@aol.com>> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> FYI . . . we are posting this . . .
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> Microcephaly cases in Brazil predate Zika virus outbreak, study says
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/microcephaly-brazil-zika-reality-1.3442580 <http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/microcephaly-brazil-zika-reality-1.3442580>
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> Microcephaly in northeastern Brazil: a review of 16 208 births between 2012 and 2015 (11 page .PDF file)
> http://www.who.int/bulletin/online_first/16-170639.pdf?ua=1 <http://www.who.int/bulletin/online_first/16-170639.pdf?ua=1>
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> Kathy
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