Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women and Microcephaly.

From the discovery of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in 1947 in Uganda (Africa), until its arrival in South America, it was not known that it would affect human reproductive life so severely. Today, damage to the central nervous system is known to be multiple, and microcephaly is considered the tip of the iceberg. Microcephaly actually represents the epilogue of this infection's devastating process on the central nervous system of embryos and fetuses.

Organochlorine compound levels in fertile and infertile women from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Objective: The aim of the study was quantify organochlorine compounds in women seeking for infertility treatment (n = 15) and in spontaneously pregnant ones (n = 21).

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire was applied regarding lifestyle, occupational and reproductive history. Blood samples were collected from both groups.