Tag: Zika
Zika found in eye fluid in study
The Zika virus has been found in fluid around the eyes of some patients, shedding new light on how the virus affects healthy adults,...
Study details Zika virus disrupting fetal brain development during pregnancy
Magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the fetal brain in a Zika virus infected primate. The large white region is abnormal and indicates an accumulation...
Evidence of Zika virus found in tears
This visual abstract the findings of Miner et al., who describe how ZIKV infection in the eye results in inflammation and injury. ZIKV infected...
Zika virus may persist in the vagina days after infection
The Zika virus reproduces in the vaginal tissue of pregnant mice several days after infection, according to a study by Yale researchers. From the...
Brain damages caused by Zika virus congenital infection go beyond microcephaly
A recent study published by Brazilian researchers from the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Institute...
Study provides details of possible link between Zika, severe joint condition...
A study published by The BMJ provides more details of an association between Zika virus infection in the womb and a condition known as...
Florida investigation links four recent Zika cases to local mosquito-borne virus...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were...
Antibodies identified that thwart Zika virus infection
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified antibodies capable of protecting against Zika virus infection, and located the precise...
1.6 million childbearing women could be at risk of Zika virus...
Research by scientists in the US and UK has estimated that up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and South America could become...
New preclinical study indicates vaccine to prevent Zika infection in humans...
This is a photograph of a WRAIR Pilot Bioproduction Facility. Credit: WRAIR
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators at the Beth...
Vaccine protection against Zika virus achieved
The rapid development of a safe and effective vaccine to prevent the Zika virus (ZIKV) is a global priority, as infection in pregnant women...
