Deadlier than Zika, malaria and dengue: Mosquitoes carrying flesh-eating bacteria, can spread to…
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Exposure to Zika Virus in Womb Might Alter Kids’ Development
Cara Murez
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children exposed to the Zika virus may need more support as they start school, even if they were not diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and…
Unusual type of antibody shows ultrapotent activity against Zika
An unusual type of antibody that even at miniscule levels neutralizes the Zika virus and renders the virus infection undetectable in preclinical models has been identified by a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and…
New zika vaccine shows promise in animal models
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a Zika vaccine technology that is highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models. In a pregnant mouse model, the vaccine prevented both the pregnant…
How human cells become Zika virus factories: Scientists uncover major clue toward developing a…
Zika virus has a trick up its sleeve. Once inside the body, the virus likes to make a bee line for dendritic cells, the cells we rely on to launch an effective immune response.
"Dendritic cells are major cells of the innate immune system,"…
New smartphone clip-on can detect Zika virus in blood samples
As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral pathogens and for controlling the spread of infectious diseases. Unfortunately, laboratory-based methods…
Some viruses make you smell tastier to mosquitoes: Dengue and Zika viruses alter the microbiome in…
Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, researchers report in the 30 June issue of Cell. The altered scent attracts mosquitoes, which bite the host, drink their infected blood and then carry the virus…
Targeting mosquito spit to halt Yellow Fever, Dengue and Zika
A molecule in mosquito spit has been identified as a potential new target for vaccination against a range of diseases for which there is no protection or medicine.
University of Leeds Virus Host Interaction Team researchers have discovered…
Zika virus one mutation away from global outbreak, scientists warn
The Zika virus could be a single mutation away from exploding into a worldwide outbreak, new research has found. The infectious virus, responsible for a global health emergency in 2016, needs a single change in its genetic code to create a…
A small mutation can make Zika virus even more dangerous: How outbreaks could happen, even in areas…
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that Zika virus can mutate to become more infective -- and potentially break through pre-existing immunity.
"The world should monitor the emergence of this Zika virus…