Tag: Zika
Network of molecular interactions in brain cells infected by Zika virus...
Zika virus prevents human neural cells to grow, multiply and specialize
Zika virus (ZIKV) interferes with the cellular machinery controlling cell division and alters the...
Miami doctors publish study of first locally-acquired Zika transmission
This is a rash on patient's stomach.Credit: The New England Journal of Medicine
Following the recent Zika outbreak in Miami-Dade County, a multidisciplinary team of...
New findings detail structure of immature Zika virus
Purdue researchers have determined the high-resolution structure of the immature Zika virus. This composite image of the surface (left), and cross-sectional region (right), reflect...
For the First Time, Researchers Identify Key Proteins That May Make...
Scientists Identify Seven Proteins as Likely Suspects
Until it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result,...
El Nino fueled Zika outbreak, new study suggests
Image Credit: Flickr/Katja Schulz
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that a change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Niño...
Zika virus can live for hours on hard, non-porous surfaces
The Zika virus is most commonly transmitted in humans as the result of a bite from an infected mosquito or from an infected human...
Early study finds antibody that ‘neutralizes’ Zika virus
The findings may also aid efforts to develop an effective anti-Zika vaccine, said James Crowe Jr., M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center. Credit:...
Vaccinating against dengue may increase Zika outbreaks
Vaccinating against dengue fever could increase outbreaks of Zika, suggests new research. Credit: Flickr/unicefethiopia
Vaccinating against dengue fever could increase outbreaks of Zika, suggests new...
New evidence supports biological link between Zika infection, Guillain-Barré syndrome
In a collaborative effort with scientists at six Colombian hospitals, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report what they believe to be the strongest biological evidence...
CDC urging men at risk of Zika to postpone fatherhood
CDC today announced updates to its interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika based on ongoing assessment of available...
Details of mysterious Utah Zika-related death: Transmission by tears or sweat
The first Zika virus-related death in the continental U.S. occurred in June of this year, but even now, months later, two aspects of this...
