The title of this piece could have been, "When the cure for a problem causes the problem."
Naled, the organophosphate pesticide now being sprayed on Miami to kill "Zika mosquitoes," has dire effects.
Reference: a 2014 study, "Neurodevelopmental disorders and prenatal residential proximity to agricultural pesticides: the CHARGE study." [Environmental Health Perspectives, 2014 Oct;122(10):1103-9.]
Key quotes from the study:
"Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can
induce developmental neurotoxicity in humans, and has been associated
with developmental delay and autism." [Emphasis added]
"We evaluated whether residential proximity to agricultural pesticides
during pregnancy is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or
developmental delay (DD)..."
"Approximately one-third of CHARGE study mothers lived, during
pregnancy, within 1.5 km (just under 1 mile) of an agricultural
pesticide application. Proximity to organophosphates at some point
during gestation was associated with a 60% increased risk for ASD
[Autism Spectrum Disorders], higher for third-trimester exposures...and
second-trimester chlorpyrifos [an organophosphate pesticide]
applications..."
"This study of ASD strengthens the evidence linking neurodevelopmental
disorders with gestational pesticide exposures, particularly
organophosphates..."
The pesticide spraying affects pregnant mothers by raising the risk of neurological damage to their babies.
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