Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study ...

Then, the team treated human skin explants with Nest1 along with Zika virus to see how Nest1 affected viral infection. Indeed, explants exposed to virus along with Nest1 displayed increased Zika ...

Timeline – Zika: History of an Emerging Virus Zika has burst on the scene as though it was a new viral threat to humans. The truth? Zika was discovered nearly 75 years ago, and has been steadily ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research ... Wrong Place ...

Antibodies created during a viral infection or in response to a vaccine help to prevent reinfection with that specific virus but can ... is particularly problematic for the related flaviviruses Zika ...

For virus infection, BMDMs were infected with ZIKV at 1 MOI with or without ZY13 and Amodiaquine (AQ, A2799, Sigma, Burlington, MA, United States) administration. AQ is an FDA-approved drug and can ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a neurotrophic flavivirus that is able to infect pregnant women and cause fetal brain abnormalities. Although there is a significant effort in identifying anti-ZIKV strategies, ...

6 Things Every Traveler Should Know About the Zika Virus If there's one thing we know ... Practical advice on the art of traveling smarter with tips, tricks and intel from En Route's panel of ...