| trends of the microcephaly and zika virus outbreak in brazil, january-july 2016. | in the last two months, there have been indications that the zika virus epidemic is on the decline in brazil. we reviewed the surveillance data published by the brazilian ministry of health to assess trends of microcephaly and neurological abnormalities suggestive of congenital infection, as well as zika virus disease in brazil as a whole and its various regions. from november 2015 to july 2016, 8301 cases of microcephaly were reported in brazil, mainly in the northeast region. the number of new ... | 2017 | 27702683 |