title: Zika virus and microcephaly: is the correlation causal or coincidental?
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liuzzi
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puro
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanini
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vairo
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nicastri
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Capobianchi
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Caro
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piacentini
authors.affiliation: Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alimuddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumla
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ippolito
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Microcephaly; ZIKA Virus