A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

But it seems that once inside a cell, the Zika virus can also manipulate those proteins, so they are no longer expressed on the cell surface - they are downregulated by the virus. “That’s the most ...

A travel-related case of Zika virus was reported in Oahu, Hawaii, this week, marking the state’s first case in six years. Erin Keller. In Ohio. Sunday 01 June 2025 16:13 BST. Comments.

While Hawaiʻi has the mosquito species capable of transmitting Zika, the virus is not established in Hawaiʻi, according to the DOH. A spate of travel-associated cases were frequently reported in Hawai ...

Sep. 12, 2022 — Scientists solve the mystery of how Zika virus takes over key immune system cells. New findings shed light on how to stop the virus from ... Monday, March 17, 2025 ...

Two summers ago, Zika virus infected more than half a million people and caused more than 3,700 birth defects in the Americas. Then, the virus nosedived. With the weather warming and mosquitoes ...

Hawaii last reported a travel-related Zika case in 2019, with the highest number of cases, 25, occurring in 2017 when fears of the virus dominated headlines. No locally acquired Zika cases have ...

In the world of viral research, uncovering a virus’s weaknesses is often a painstaking process that requires years of ...