Zika virus and Suspicions About Genetic Engineering

Zika virus and Suspicions About Genetic Engineering

In the midst of frenetic talks about the dangers of zika virus to the fetus, a group of doctors from Argentina to mention that not zika virus that cause birth defects. According to Physicians in the Crop-Sprayed Towns (PCST), they said that what triggered the case of smaller head circumference than normal (microcephaly) in infants in Brazil is caused by larvasida toxic, which is inserted into the drinking water of the population of Brazil.

Larvicidal chemicals originally injected into drinking water sources in Brazil in 2014 to stop the spread of mosquito larvae in the water tank. Chemicals called pyripoxyfen used in the government's program to control the mosquito population in the country. Pyriproxyfen is larvasida made by Sumitomo Chemimal, a company associated with Monsanto, genetic engineering companies.

Birth defects, which are found in thousands of fetuses of pregnant women who live in areas where the Brazilian government has injected pyriproxyfen to drinking water, is not a coincidence, "wrote PCST in its report. In fact, according to the PCST, Minister of Health of Brazil has injected pyriproxyfen into water reservoirs in the region of Pernambuco. In these areas, the breeding of aedes aegypty mosquitoes, which carry the virus zika, is very high.

Pernambuco is also the first region in Brazil that detects a problem. About 35 percent of cases of microcephaly across Brazil are found in this area. Doctors in Argentina also revealed that the epidemics of zika, has not been proven that the virus is exactly what causes microcephaly.

In countries such as Colombia, which was widely reported cases of Zika, has not found a link between microcephaly and zika. In a study on 3177 pregnant women infected by zika, it turns out they have a healthy fetus.

In its website, Sumitomo Chemical stated that pyriproxyfen only a small impact on birds, fish and mammals. Mentioned related to Sumitomo, Monsanto said the company has never produced pyriproxyfen or larvicides. The company also claims no association with Sumitomo Chemical. According to the company, Sumitomo is a business partner that supplies herbicide. In the site, they also said there was no link between the virus zika, and genetic engineering. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization, is very cautious and does not imply that zika linked to microcephaly.

Although it still has not found a causal relationship between infection with microcephaly zika in pregnancy, but the available evidence looks very worrisome, "said WHO Director-General Margaret Chan. Research regarding zika continued. In addition to seeking the cause, scientists are trying to develop a vaccine.