Nothing in the article justifies the title that it's not the virus.
The article says: "NECSI also suggested, “An alternative cause of microcephaly in Brazil could be the pesticide pyriproxyfen, which is cross-reactive with retinoic acid, which causes microcephaly, and is being used in drinking water.”"
The Wikipedia page for Zika points out at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_fever#Microcephaly_and_ot... : "In February 2016, rumors that microcephaly is caused by the use of the larvicide pyriproxyfen in drinking water were refuted by scientists.[120][121][122] "It's important to state that some localities that do not use pyriproxyfen also had reported cases of microcephaly", read a Brazilian government statement."
It says "12,000 Zika Cases Confirmed in Pregnant Colombian Women — Zero Microcephaly Cases" but http://www.nature.com/news/first-zika-linked-birth-defects-d... says "Researchers have diagnosed one newborn with microcephaly ... All three tested positive for the presence of Zika virus."
Nothing in the article justifies the title that it's not the virus.
The article says: "NECSI also suggested, “An alternative cause of microcephaly in Brazil could be the pesticide pyriproxyfen, which is cross-reactive with retinoic acid, which causes microcephaly, and is being used in drinking water.”"
The Wikipedia page for Zika points out at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_fever#Microcephaly_and_ot... : "In February 2016, rumors that microcephaly is caused by the use of the larvicide pyriproxyfen in drinking water were refuted by scientists.[120][121][122] "It's important to state that some localities that do not use pyriproxyfen also had reported cases of microcephaly", read a Brazilian government statement."
It says "12,000 Zika Cases Confirmed in Pregnant Colombian Women — Zero Microcephaly Cases" but http://www.nature.com/news/first-zika-linked-birth-defects-d... says "Researchers have diagnosed one newborn with microcephaly ... All three tested positive for the presence of Zika virus."
I do not trust the quality of this article.