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9. Looks like they were exposed to the pesticide in the same place they were exposed to Zika.

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 07:57 AM

Feb 2016

The article says all three were exposed "abroad".
It says the one with microcephaly was exposed in Brazil,
doesn't specify the country for the two miscarriages but Brazil is likely.

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Is it really Zika Virus, or is it Monsanto? [View all] Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 OP

That sadly makes some sense. TDale313 Feb 2016 #1

Well, there IS this, from the article: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #7

I don't think it does. Try reading FactCheck on the topic of zika Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #13

Monsanto SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #2

Conspiracy theory territory 21st Century Poet Feb 2016 #3

I am no longer surprised at these stories.....nt 2naSalit Feb 2016 #4

We live in a toxic soup JFKDem62 Feb 2016 #5

I hope they can get to the bottom of it with concrete proof, whatever the cause. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #6

Zika has now been implicated in miscarriages in two women in the US, and one US microcephaly case NickB79 Feb 2016 #8

Looks like they were exposed to the pesticide in the same place they were exposed to Zika. bananas Feb 2016 #9

Also, miscarriages are common - as many as 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage bananas Feb 2016 #10

FWIW, Monsanto does not own Sumitomo Chemical, which is an independent company muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #11

Right. I didn't see the Monsanto connection. progressoid Feb 2016 #15

This doesn't seem very plausible at all. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #12

Zika wouldn't be the first disease to cause microcephaly either NickB79 Feb 2016 #14

There are some big problems with this claim. HuckleB Feb 2016 #16

EXPERT REACTION: Is a pesticide, not Zika virus, causing microcephaly? (Not likely.) HuckleB Feb 2016 #17